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搁浅 meaning in English

gēqiǎn

to run aground; to become stranded; (fig.) to run into difficulties and come to a standstill; to stall

HSK 7-9Traditional 擱淺20 strokes

Meaning of 搁浅

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gēqiǎn
  1. to run aground; to become stranded
  2. (fig.) to run into difficulties and come to a standstill; to stall

搁浅 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

一yī条tiáo受shòu伤shāng的de鲸jīng鱼yú在zài海hǎi滩tān边biān搁gē浅qiǎn了le。
A wounded whale washed up on the beach.

Stroke order for each character

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搁 gē · to put · 12 strokes

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浅 qiǎn · shallow · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 搁浅.

耽搁dāngeto delay; to hold up; to tarry; to stay
搁置gēzhìto put; to place; to set aside; to shelve; to put on hold
肤浅fūqiǎnsuperficial; shallow
浅滩qiǎntānshallows; shoal
浅色qiǎnsèlight color
浅薄qiǎnbósuperficial

Questions about 搁浅

What does 搁浅 mean?

搁浅 (gēqiǎn) means "to run aground; to become stranded; (fig.) to run into difficulties and come to a standstill; to stall".

How do you write 搁浅?

搁浅 is made of 2 characters: 搁 (12 strokes), 浅 (8 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 搁浅 an HSK word?

Yes. 搁浅 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 搁浅 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 搁浅 is written 擱淺.

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