搁置 (擱置)
gē zhì
Pinyin

Definition

搁置 (擱置)
 - 
gē zhì
  1. to shelve
  2. to set aside

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

位置
wèi zhi
  1. 1 position
  2. 2 place
  3. 3 seat
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
布置
bù zhì
  1. 1 to put in order
  2. 2 to arrange
  3. 3 to decorate
  4. 4 to fix up
  5. 5 to deploy
内置
nèi zhì
  1. 1 built-in
  2. 2 internal
放置
fàng zhì
  1. 1 to put
置
zhì
  1. 1 to install
  2. 2 to place
  3. 3 to put
  4. 4 to buy

Idioms (13)

姑置勿论
gū zhì wù lùn
  1. 1 to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
推心置腹
tuī xīn zhì fù
  1. 1 to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence
  2. 2 to trust completely
  3. 3 to confide in sb with entire sincerity
措置裕如
cuò zhì yù rú
  1. 1 to handle easily (idiom); effortless
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
  2. 2 to stress the incidental over the fundamental
  3. 3 to put the cart before the horse
漠然置之
mò rán zhì zhī
  1. 1 to set to one side and ignore (idiom); quite indifferent
  2. 2 cold and uncaring

Sample Sentences

真的吗？你的案子真的被搁置了呀？不是好不容易才通过的吗？哎呀呀，看来你们这次梁子结大了。
zhēn de ma ？nǐ de ànzi zhēnde bèi gēzhì le ya ？bùshì hǎobùróngyì cái tōngguò de ma ？āiya ya ，kànlai nǐmen zhècì Liángzi jié dà le 。
Really? Has your project been shelved? Didn't you put all that effort into making sure it was approved? Oh No, it doesn't seem as if things between you two are going to get any better.
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