条条框框 tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng

regulations and restrictions

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 24700th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
条 tiáo HSK 2
measure word for long thin things; strip; clause
条 tiáo HSK 2
measure word for long thin things; strip; clause
框 kuàng HSK 6
frame (e.g. door frame); to frame; to restrict
框 kuàng HSK 6
frame (e.g. door frame); to frame; to restrict