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框框

kuàngkuang
noun #29,241

Meanings

  1. 1 frame; box; circle
  2. 2 set pattern; convention; mental constraint; restriction

Examples

HSK 7-9
他总是跳不出固有的框框，缺乏创新。
Tā zǒngshì tiào bù chū gùyǒu de kuàngkuang, quēfá chuàngxīn.
He can never break out of established patterns - he lacks creativity.
HSK 7-9
请在方框里填写你的名字。
Qǐng zài fāngkuàng lǐ tiánxiě nǐ de míngzi.
Please write your name in the box.

Tips

usage
框框 has two distinct uses: literally it means a frame or box (a physical boundary), and figuratively it means a mental or institutional constraint - 'thinking inside the box.' The phrase 跳出框框 (jump out of the frame) means to think outside the box.

Stroke Order

框 kuàng