搁 gē
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 阁 cabinet, chamber, pavilion
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
搁浅
gēqiǎn
to run aground; to be stranded; to stall
Characters in this word
浅 qiǎn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 戋 small, narrow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 谈判因核心条款无法达成一致而搁浅，双方只能先维持现状。 Tánpàn yīn héxīn tiáokuǎn wúfǎ dáchéng yízhì ér gēqiǎn, shuāngfāng zhǐ néng xiān wéichí xiànzhuàng. The negotiations stalled because no agreement could be reached on the core clauses, so both sides could only maintain the status quo for now.
- 渔船退潮时搁浅在沙滩上，大家一起去推。 Yúchuán tuìcháo shí gēqiǎn zài shātān shang, dàjiā yìqǐ qù tuī. The fishing boat ran aground on the beach at low tide, and everyone went to push it together.
- 因为资金不足，这个计划只好暂时搁浅。 Yīnwèi zījīn bùzú, zhège jìhuà zhǐhǎo zànshí gēqiǎn. Because of a lack of funds, the plan had to be stalled for the time being.
Related words
- 耽搁 dānge to delay; to hold up; to waste time
- 搁 gē to put; to place; to leave aside
- 搁置 gēzhì to shelve; to set aside
- 浅 qiǎn shallow; light in color
- 肤浅 fūqiǎn superficial; shallow
- 浅显 qiǎnxiǎn simple and clear; easy to understand
- 受益匪浅 shòuyìfěiqiǎn to benefit greatly; to gain a great deal
- 发源 fāyuán to originate; to rise from
- 登陆 dēnglù to land; to log in; to enter a market
- 海啸 hǎixiào tsunami
- 打捞 dǎlāo to salvage; to recover from water
- 堤坝 dībà dam; dike; embankment