框架 (kuàngjià)

框架 refers to a structural framework or outline that provides the basic organizing structure for a system, agreement, analysis, or construction, emphasizing the skeleton or boundary rather than the detailed content.

Meanings

[noun] framework, outline, skeleton structure
[noun] frame (architectural or conceptual)

Example Sentences

两国谈判已就合作协议的基本框架达成共识。 Liǎng guó tánpàn yǐ jiù hézuò xiéyì de jīběn kuàngjià dáchéng gòngshí. The negotiations between the two countries have reached consensus on the basic framework of the cooperation agreement.

论文的框架已经确定，接下来就是填充具体内容。 Lùnwén de kuàngjià yǐjīng quèdìng, jiēxiàlái jiùshì tiānchōng jùtǐ nèiróng. The framework of the paper has been determined; the next step is to fill in the specific content.

在法律框架内解决争端是文明社会的基本原则。 Zài fǎlǜ kuàngjià nèi jiějué zhēngduān shì wénmíng shèhuì de jīběn yuánzé. Resolving disputes within the legal framework is a basic principle of a civilized society.

这座桥的钢铁框架结构十分坚固耐用。 Zhè zuò qiáo de gāngtǐe kuàngjià jiégòu shífēn jiāngù nàiyòng. The steel framework structure of this bridge is very solid and durable.

软件开发人员需要在现有技术框架内进行设计。 Ruǎnjiàn kāifā rényuán xūyào zài xiànyǒu jìshù kuàngjià nèi jìnxíng shèjì. Software developers need to design within the existing technical framework.

分析这一问题需要一个更宏观的理论框架。 Fēnxī zhè yī wèntí xūyào yīgè gèng hóngguān de lǐlùn kuàngjià. Analyzing this problem requires a more macro-level theoretical framework.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
理论框架	theoretical framework
法律框架	legal framework
基本框架	basic framework
框架协议	framework agreement
在框架内	within the framework
构建框架	to build/construct a framework

Usage Notes

框架 emphasizes the skeletal structure that holds something together, often used before the detailed content is filled in. The image is of a physical frame (like a window frame or a building's steel skeleton) that defines the boundaries and structure. 框架协议 (framework agreement) is common in diplomacy, meaning an agreement on basic principles before the details are negotiated.

At B2 level, 框架 is important for discussing policy agreements, research methodology, architectural design, and software development.

Memory Hook

框 is a frame or box, and 架 means a shelf or structure -- 框架 is the frame and structure combined, like the wooden frame of a house before the walls are filled in.