搁浅

Pinyin: gēqiǎn
Meaning：Run aground  
Sentence：船搁浅了，但他们设法使它再浮了起来。The boat had run aground, but they managed to get her off again.

 

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搁：

Pinyin: gé,gē
Meaning: To place, pillow
Radical: 扌
Stokes: 12
Traditional: 擱
Common words/Phrase:
搁置 [gēzhì] 【shelve】
耽搁 [dānge] 【delay】

 

浅：

Pinyin: qiǎn,jiān
Meaning: Shallow
Radical: 氵
Stokes: 8
Traditional: 淺
Common words/Phrase:
浅色 [qiǎnsè] 【undertone】
浅薄 [qiǎnbó] 【flimsiness】
浅滩 [qiǎntān] 【shoal】
深浅 [shēnqiǎn] 【depth】
浅显 [qiǎnxiǎn] 【clear and easy to understand】