条条框框 tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory)
  2. regulations and restrictions

CHARACTERS

条 tiáo
HSK 2
clause, condition; string, stripe
条 tiáo
HSK 2
clause, condition; string, stripe
框 kuàng
HSK 6
frame; framework; door frame
框 kuàng
HSK 6
frame; framework; door frame