骨架 gǔjià framework
framework; skeleton
How to remember 骨架: 骨 bone + 架 measure word for planes and large machines = framework.
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How it is used
- A framework / skeleton - literal and structural - 建筑的钢骨架 (jiànzhù de gāng gǔjià) the steel frame of a building; 文章的骨架 (wénzhāng de gǔjià) the skeleton of an essay.
- The supporting structure of a body, building, or (figuratively) a plan/text.
- Register: construction, writing, anatomy.
Example sentences
- 汤姆在洞穴里找到了一具骨架。 Tāngmǔ zài dòngxué lǐ zhǎodào le yījù gǔjià.Tom found a skeleton in the cave.