搁浅 (擱淺)
gē qiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 to place
  2. 2 to put aside
  3. 3 to shelve
gē qiǎn
  1. 1 to be stranded (of ship)
  2. 2 to run aground
  3. 3 fig. to run into difficulties and stop
jiān
  1. 1 sound of moving water
fū qiǎn
  1. 1 skin-deep
  2. 2 superficial
  3. 3 shallow
shòu yì fěi qiǎn
  1. 1 to benefit (from)

Idioms (6)

交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
才疏学浅
cái shū xué qiǎn
  1. 1 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
深入浅出
shēn rù qiǎn chū
  1. 1 to explain a complicated subject matter in simple terms (idiom)
  2. 2 (of language) simple and easy to understand
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2 to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3 content with a smattering of knowledge
浅尝辄止
qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
  1. 1 to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into
  2. 2 to attempt half-heartedly
  3. 3 content with a smattering of knowledge
  4. 4 also written 淺嘗輒止|浅尝辄止