搁

To place in Chinese: 搁 (gē)

gē

to place

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 擱1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to place
  2. 2to put aside
  3. 3to shelve

Stroke order

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搁

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄜ

gē

ㄍ/ gㄜ/ e—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

搁

Simplified

擱

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 请把书搁在桌子上。

    qǐng bǎ shū gē zài zhuō zi shàng。

    Please put the book on the table.

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Related words

耽搁

dān ge

to tarry

搁浅

gē qiǎn

to be stranded (of ship)

搁置

gē zhì

to shelve

歌剧

gē jù

Western opera

歌颂

gē sòng

to sing the praises of

歌舞

gē wǔ

singing and dancing

歌咏

gē yǒng

to sing

格

gé

square

格格不入

gé gé bù rù

(idiom) inharmonious

格局

gé jú

structure

格式

gé shì

form

隔阂

gé hé

misunderstanding

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