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搁浅

gē qiǎn

2-character word Traditional 擱淺

What 搁浅 means

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

The characters in 搁浅

• 搁gēto place; to put aside; to shelve
• 浅qiǎnshallow; light (color)

Example sentences

• 一条受伤的鲸鱼在海滩边搁浅了。
  Yī tiáo shòushāng de jīngyú zài hǎitān biān gēqiǎn le.
  A wounded whale washed up on the beach.

Words containing 搁浅

• 中途搁浅zhōng tú gē qiǎnto run aground in mid-course; to run into difficulty and stop