# 搁浅 (gēqiǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 搁浅 (gēqiǎn) means “to run aground; to stall”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to run aground; to stall
- Pinyin: gēqiǎn (ge1 qian3)
- Traditional: 擱淺
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 那艘大船在岸边搁浅了。
  Nà sōu dà chuán zài ànbiān gēqiǎn le.
  The big ship ran aground near the shore.

## Characters

- [搁](https://hanziro.com/word/ge-put/) (gē): to put; to place
- [浅](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-shallow/) (qiǎn): shallow; light (color)

https://hanziro.com/word/ge-qian-run-aground/

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