搁浅
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

搁浅

gēqiǎn

to be stranded (of ship)

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to be stranded (of ship)

02

to run aground

03

fig. to run into difficulties and stop

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 搁浅

What does 搁浅 mean in Chinese?

搁浅 (gēqiǎn) means to be stranded (of ship).

How do you pronounce 搁浅?

搁浅 is pronounced gēqiǎn.

Is 搁浅 an HSK word?

搁浅 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 搁浅?

搁浅 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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