Chinese Word: 搁 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

搁 (Trad.: 擱)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:阁 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 榈

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Pinyin: gē

English Definition:to place; to put aside; to shelve

Chinese Definition:
①放置，引申为停滞：搁笔。耽搁。搁置。搁浅。
②放置。

Example Words:

搁置	gē zhì	to shelve; to set aside
搁浅	gē qiǎn	to be stranded (of ship); to run aground; fig. to run into difficulties and stop
搁笔	gē bǐ	to put down the pen; to stop writing
延搁	yán gē	to delay; to procrastinate
搁板	gē bǎn	shelf

Pinyin: gé

English Definition:to bear; to stand; to endure

Chinese Definition:
①禁(j塶)受，承受：搁得住打。搁不住揉搓。
②放置。

1		wǒ 我 zhǐ 只 dān ge 耽搁 nǐ 你 jǐ 几 fēn zhōng 分钟。 I'll only keep you a few minutes.
2		wǒ men 我们 zàn shí 暂时 gē zhì 搁置 zhè ge 这个 jì huà 计划。 Let's table this plan temporarily.
3		nǐ 你 děi 得 bǎ 把 nǐ 你 gè rén 个人 de 的 xiǎng fǎ 想法 gé 搁 dào 到 yì biān 一边。 You have to put your personal thoughts aside.
4		zhè ge 这个 jì huà 计划 méi yǒu 没有 dé dào 得到 zhī chí 支持， suǒ yǐ 所以 bèi 被 gē zhì 搁置 le 了。 This plan did not receive support and was thus shelved.

1		wǒ 我 zhǐ 只 dān ge 耽搁 nǐ 你 jǐ 几 fēn zhōng 分钟。 I'll only keep you a few minutes.
2		wǒ men 我们 zàn shí 暂时 gē zhì 搁置 zhè ge 这个 jì huà 计划。 Let's table this plan temporarily.
3		nǐ 你 děi 得 bǎ 把 nǐ 你 gè rén 个人 de 的 xiǎng fǎ 想法 gé 搁 dào 到 yì biān 一边。 You have to put your personal thoughts aside.
4		zhè ge 这个 jì huà 计划 méi yǒu 没有 dé dào 得到 zhī chí 支持， suǒ yǐ 所以 bèi 被 gē zhì 搁置 le 了。 This plan did not receive support and was thus shelved.