搁浅

【擱淺】

gē qiǎn HSK 7-9VERB

Verb5 examples

stranded; run aground

他们的船搁浅了。

tāmen de chuán gēqiǎnle.

Their ship has run aground.

船在河里搁浅了。

chuán zài hélǐ gēqiǎn le。

The boat ran aground on the river.

船搁浅在江边。〔＋‘在’＋目（場所）〕

chuán gēqiǎn zài jiāngbiān。〔＋ ‘zài’ ＋ mù (chángsuǒ)〕

The boat ran aground on the riverbank. [+'at'+item (location)]

船遇到礁石搁浅了。

chuán yù dào jiāoshí gēqiǎnle.

The ship ran aground on a reef.

船搁浅在沙滩上。

chuán gēqiǎn zài shātān shàng.

The ship ran aground on the beach.

Verb5 examples

deadlock; be held up; reach a deadlock

会议因时间问题搁浅了。

huìyì yīn shíjiān wèntí gēqiǎnle.

The meeting was delayed due to time issues.

谈判搁浅了。

tánpàn gēqiǎn le。

Negotiations stalled.

由于双方互不相让，谈判不得不一度搁浅。

Yóuyú shuāngfāng hù bù xiāngràng, tánpàn bùdé bù yīdù gēqiǎn.

Because both sides refused to make concessions, the negotiations had to be suspended.

项目因为资金搁浅了。

xiàngmù yīnwèi zījīn gēqiǎnle.

The project stalled because of funding.

决定在争议中搁浅了。

juédìng zài zhēngyì zhōng gēqiǎnle.

The decision was shelved amid disputes.