kuàngzi

框子

Word · Noun

small frame; border; surround

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

small frame; border; surround

informal

Refers to a smaller, often decorative or supportive structure that encloses or borders something, like a picture, window, or object. The suffix "-子" makes it sound more colloquial than the standalone "框".

Zhè这
fù副
yǎn眼
jìng镜
de的
kuàng框
zi子
shì是
hēi黑
sè色
de的
 。

The frames of these glasses are black.

Tā他
bǎ把
zhào照
piàn片
zhuāng装
jìn进
le了
mù木
zhì制
de的
kuàng框
zi子
lǐ里
 。

He put the photo into a wooden frame.

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Chuāng窗
hu户
shàng上
de的
bō玻
li璃
kuàng框
zi子
sōng松
dòng动
le了
 。

The window pane's frame has become loose.

Zhè这
gè个
xiàng相
kuàng框
de的
kuàng框
zi子
shì是
jīn金
sè色
de的
 。

The frame of this picture frame is gold-colored.

Wǒ我
xū需
yào要
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
kuàng框
zi子
lái来
fàng放
zhè这
gè个
biāo标
běn本
 。

I need a small frame to hold this specimen.