Definition

1. Noun:
   • A door frame: The fixed structural frame, typically made of wood, metal, or concrete, that is built into a wall to surround and support a door. It is the part to which the door itself is hinged or attached.
   • A window frame: The fixed structural frame that surrounds and holds a window pane or sash within a wall opening.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người thợ đang lắp cánh cửa vào khung cửa. (The worker is installing the door leaf into the door frame.)
  • Khung cửa sổ bằng gỗ cần được sơn lại. (The wooden window frame needs to be repainted.)
  • Cô ấy trang trí khung cửa bằng những dây đèn. (She decorated the door frame with string lights.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "khung cửa" can be used metaphorically to represent a boundary, limit, or perspective, though this is less common.
  • Câu chuyện vượt ra ngoài khung cửa của những quy tắc thông thường. (The story goes beyond the framework of ordinary rules.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khung cửa chính (n): main door frame.
• Khung cửa sổ (n): window frame (a more specific variant).
• Khung cửa đi (n): passage door frame.

Synonyms

• Frame: the basic structure surrounding an opening.
• Doorjamb / Window jamb: the vertical sides of a door or window frame.
• Casing: the finished trim around a door or window.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• (Đứng) trong khung cửa: to (stand) in the doorway.
  • Anh ấy đứng trong khung cửa, chào tạm biệt mọi người. (He stood in the doorway, saying goodbye to everyone.)