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搁浅

gē qiǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

  1. 1. to be stranded (of ship)
  2. 2. to run aground
  3. 3. fig. to run into difficulties and stop

Word relationships

Related words

2 items
触礁
chù jiāo

(of a ship) to strike a reef

本义：船只碰到礁石而受损或搁浅
卡住
kǎ zhù

to jam

比喻：比喻陷入困境，无法进行

Usage notes

Collocations

Common subjects are ships (船只) or projects (项目/计划). 比喻用法常与'谈判/计划/项目'搭配.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with '耽搁' (dān ge), which means 'to delay' or 'to hold up', not 'to be stranded'.

Example Sentences

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那艘货船在浅滩 搁浅 了。
The cargo ship ran aground on the shallows.

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Words Containing 搁浅

中途搁浅
zhōng tú gē qiǎn

to run aground in mid-course

Child Words of 搁浅

搁
gē

to place

搁
gé

to bear

浅
jiān

sound of moving water

浅
qiǎn

shallow