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搁

gē
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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搁
gē Verb to place; to put aside
搁
gé to bear; to stand

Definitions

  1. 1. to place
  2. 2. to put aside
  3. 3. to shelve

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Character focus

Stroke order

12 strokes

Word relationships

Antonyms

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收
shōu

to receive

搁置与收起

Register variants

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置
zhì

to install

书面语中使用

Related words

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存
cún

to exist

存放物品

Synonyms

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放
fàng

to put

放置物品

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in '搁置' (to put aside an issue) or '搁在' (to place on). Not typically used alone for placing objects in spoken Mandarin; prefer 放 (fàng).

Example Sentences

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请把书 搁 在桌子上。
Please put the book on the table.

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Words Containing 搁

搁浅
gē qiǎn

to be stranded (of ship)

搁置
gē zhì

to shelve

耽搁
dān ge

to tarry

中途搁浅
zhōng tú gē qiǎn

to run aground in mid-course

延搁
yán gē

to delay

搁板
gē bǎn

shelf

搁笔
gē bǐ

to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting)

搁脚板
gē jiǎo bǎn

footrest

搁脚物
gē jiǎo wù

footrest

暂搁
zàn gē

temporarily stopped