搁 浅

gēqiǎn

“To run aground” in Chinese is 搁浅 (gēqiǎn).

Meaning

to run aground; to become stranded
(fig.) to run into difficulties and come to a standstill; to stall

Example

一条受伤的鲸鱼在海滩边搁浅了。

A wounded whale washed up on the beach.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

gēHSK 7-912 strokesto place qiǎnHSK 48 strokessound of moving water

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