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架

jià

1. measure word classifier: aircraft; things with a frame

   一架飞机从头顶飞过。

   Yī jià fēijī cóng tóudǐng fēi guò.

   A plane flew overhead.

2. noun frame; shelf; rack

   把书放回书架上。

   Bǎ shū fàng huí shūjià shàng.

   Put the book back on the shelf.

3. verb to erect; to put up

   工人们在河上架起了一座桥。

   Gōngrénmen zài hé shàng jià qǐ le yī zuò qiáo.

   The workers put up a bridge over the river.

4. noun quarrel; fight (as in 吵架, 打架)

   两个孩子又打架了。

   Liǎng ge háizi yòu dǎ jià le.

   The two kids got into a fight again.

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