搁置 meaning in English

gēzhì

to put; to place; to set aside; to shelve; to put on hold

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 擱置25 strokes

Meaning of 搁置

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gēzhì
  1. to put; to place
  2. to set aside; to shelve; to put on hold

Stroke order for each character

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搁 gē · to put · 12 strokes

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置 zhì · to install · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 搁置.

位置wèizhìposition; place
装置zhuāngzhìto install; installation
设置shèzhìto set up; to install
布置bùzhìto arrange; to set up; to lay out; to assign (tasks, homework etc)
安置ānzhìto find a place for; to help settle down
配置pèizhìto deploy; to allocate
难以置信nányǐ-zhìxìn(idiom) hard to believe; incredible
处置chǔzhìto handle; to take care of
耽搁dāngeto delay; to hold up; to tarry; to stay
放置fàngzhìto put
搁浅gēqiǎnto run aground; to become stranded; (fig.) to run into difficulties and come to a standsti
置信zhìxìnto believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative); (math.) confidence (interval e

Questions about 搁置

What does 搁置 mean?

搁置 (gēzhì) means "to put; to place; to set aside; to shelve; to put on hold" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 搁置?

搁置 is made of 2 characters: 搁 (12 strokes), 置 (13 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.

Is 搁置 an HSK word?

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

How is 搁置 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 搁置 is written 擱置.