搁
浅

To be stranded (of ship) in Chinese: 搁浅 (gē qiǎn)

gē qiǎn

to be stranded (of ship)

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

Definitions

  1. 1to be stranded (of ship)
  2. 2to run aground
  3. 3fig. to run into difficulties and stop

Stroke order

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搁
浅

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄜ

gē

ㄍ/ gㄜ/ e—/ first tone

ㄑㄧㄢˇ

qiǎn

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

搁浅

Simplified

擱淺

Traditional

Example sentences

See 搁浅 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 那艘大船在海边搁浅了。

    nà sōu dà chuán zài hǎi biān gē qiǎn le。

    That big ship ran aground near the shore.

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Related words

浅

qiǎn

shallow

搁

gē

to place

耽搁

dān ge

to tarry

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

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