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搁浅 (gē qiǎn): Strand / Be stranded (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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搁 • gē • bear; endure; stand • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
gē
搁
bear; endure; stand
浅 • qiǎn • light [colour]; shallow • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
qiǎn
浅
light [colour]; shallow
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 搁浅.
Words with
搁
搁置
gē zhì
Put on hold / Shelve
耽搁
dān ge
Delay
Words with
浅
浅显
qiǎn xiǎn
simple
肤浅
fū qiǎn
Superficial
受益匪浅
shòu yì fěi qiǎn
benefit greatly
浅薄
qiǎn bó
shallow, superficial
才疏学浅
cái shū xué qiǎn
To modestly claim that one has little ability and superficial knowledge.
浅尝辄止
qiǎncháng zhézhǐ
to stop after a tiny taste; to dabble without thorough understanding
目光短浅
mù guāng duǎn qiǎn
short-sighted, lacking foresight
4.
How to Use 搁浅 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
with
不幸
bù
不
xìng
幸
gē
搁
qiǎn
浅
neutral
unfortunately run aground
Subject + Verb
jì
计
huà
划
gē
搁
qiǎn
浅
neutral
Verb + Noun
with
鲸鱼
gē
搁
qiǎn
浅
de
的
jīng
鲸
yú
鱼
5.
Example Sentences with 搁浅
yóu
由
yú
于
tiān
天
qì
气
tū
突
biàn
变
，
plan is shelved
chuán
船
zhī
只
gē
搁
qiǎn
浅
neutral
ship runs aground
tán
谈
pàn
判
gē
搁
qiǎn
浅
formal
negotiations stall
neutral
beached whale
wǒ
我
men
们
de
的
jiāo
郊
yóu
游
jì
计
huà
划
bù
不
dé
得
bù
不
gē
搁
qiǎn
浅
le
了
。
Due to sudden weather changes, our outing plan had to be stranded.
zhè
这
xiàng
项
zhòng
重
yào
要
de
的
guó
国
jì
际
hé
合
zuò
作
xiàng
项
mù
目
yīn
因
zhèng
政
cè
策
biàn
变
dòng
动
ér
而
gē
搁
qiǎn
浅
，
lìng
令
rén
人
wǎn
惋
xī
惜
。
This important international cooperation project was stranded due to policy changes, which is regrettable.
nán
难
dào
道
wǒ
我
men
们
de
的
hé
合
zuò
作
jì
计
huà
划
yòu
又
yào
要
yīn
因
wèi
为
zī
资
jīn
金
wèn
问
tí
题
ér
而
gē
搁
qiǎn
浅
ma
吗
？
Is our cooperation plan going to be stranded again due to funding issues?
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
yù
遇
dào
到
le
了
kùn
困
nán
难
，
dàn
但
wǒ
我
men
们
de
的
xiàng
项
mù
目
bìng
并
méi
没
yǒu
有
yīn
因
cǐ
此
gē
搁
qiǎn
浅
。
Despite encountering difficulties, our project did not become stranded because of it.
yuán
原
běn
本
shùn
顺
lì
利
de
的
tán
谈
pàn
判
yīn
因
tū
突
fā
发
zhuàng
状
kuàng
况
ér
而
gē
搁
qiǎn
浅
，
shuāng
双
fāng
方
dài
代
biǎo
表
dōu
都
gǎn
感
dào
到
yì
意
wài
外
。
The originally smooth negotiations were stranded due to an unexpected situation, which surprised representatives from both sides.
