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Hanzi

擱 / 搁

Traditional
擱
Simplified
搁

to bear/to stand/to endure

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

gē, gé

Bopomofo

ㄍㄜ, ㄍㄜˊ

Jyutping

gok3

Example sentences

擱 / 搁 gē
請把花瓶擱在桌子上。
请把花瓶搁在桌子上。

Please put the vase on the table.

擱淺 / 搁浅 gēqiǎn
那艘船在暴風雨中擱淺了。
那艘船在暴风雨中搁浅了。

That ship ran aground in the storm.

擱置 / 搁置 gēzhì
政府決定暫時擱置這項爭議性的法案。
政府决定暂时搁置这项争议性的法案。

The government decided to temporarily shelve this controversial bill.

暫且 / 暂且 zhànqiě
此事暫且擱置，以後再議。
此事暂且搁置，以后再议。

Let's set this matter aside for now and discuss it later.

耽擱 / 耽搁 dāngē
因為塞車耽擱了時間。
因为塞车耽搁了时间。

Time was delayed because of a traffic jam.

Example Vocabulary

擱

ge1

to put; to place; to shelve

擱淺

ge1'qian3

to run aground; to be stranded

擱置

ge1'zhi4

to shelve; to set aside; to put aside

耽擱

dan1'ge1

to delay; to hold up

擱板

擱筆

ge1'bi3

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