to place, put, or lay aside

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
bié
dān
shí
jiān
kuài
zǒu
ba

Don't delay, let's go quickly.

2
chuán
zài
qiǎn
tān
shàng
qiǎn
le

The ship ran aground on the shoal.

3
zhè
ge
xiàng
zàn
shí
zhì
le

This project has been temporarily shelved.

4
chuán
qiǎn
le

The ship ran aground.

5
yóu
jīn
wèn
zhè
ge
xiàng
zàn
shí
qiǎn
le

Due to funding issues, this project has been temporarily suspended.

6
tán
pàn
yīn
wèi
shuāng
fāng
jiàn
fēn
ér
qiǎn
yào
jìn
xié
tiáo

The negotiations stalled due to disagreements between the two sides and require further coordination.

7
shū
zhì
zài
zhuō
zi
shàng

I put the book on the table.

8
zhè
ge
huà
zàn
shí
zhì
děng
xià
zhōu
zài
tǎo
lùn

This plan is temporarily put aside, and we'll discuss it next week.

9
yóu
jīn
xiàng
bèi
zhì
le
yuè

Due to insufficient funds, the project was shelved for several months.

10
dān
le
fēn
zhōng

I was delayed for five minutes.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes12
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2350
Zhuyinㄍㄜ
Components
UnicodeU+6401
CangjieQHER
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Cultural note

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