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CHINESE WORD

gē qiǎn

搁浅

to be stranded (of ship)

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
ge1 qian3
English meanings
to be stranded (of ship), to run aground, fig. to run into difficulties and stop

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    chuán船gēqiǎn搁浅le了。

    The ship ran aground.

  2. 02

    jìhuà计划gēqiǎn搁浅。

    The plan stalled.

  3. 03

    chóngxīn重新qǐdòng启动。

    Restart.

  4. 04

    xúnzhǎo寻找chūlù出路。

    Find a way.

  5. 05

    kèfú克服kùnnan困难。

    Overcome the difficulty.

  6. 06

    jìxù继续tuījìn推进。

    Keep going.

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