架子 jiàzi shelf
shelf; frame; stand; framework; airs; arrogance
How to remember 架子: 架 measure word for planes and large machines + 子 child = shelf.
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How it is used
- Two senses: 'shelf/frame/rack' - 书架子; and 'airs, arrogance' - 摆架子 (bǎi jiàzi) to put on airs.
- The 'arrogance' sense is very common: 官架子 (guān jiàzi) bureaucratic airs; 没架子 down-to-earth.
- Also the framework/outline of something: 搭起架子 to set up a framework.