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搁 gē

to place

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Traditional
擱
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌阁 ⿰扌阁

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  1. 他把书搁在桌子上就走了。
    Tā bǎ shū gē zài zhuōzi shàng jiù zǒu le.
    He put the book on the table and left.
    he (particle) book place at table on then leave (particle)
  2. 这件事你打算搁多久？
    Zhè jiàn shì nǐ dǎsuàn gē duōjiǔ?
    How long do you plan to put this matter aside?
    this(measure) matter you plan put-aside how-long
  3. 先把这件事搁一搁，别着急处理。
    Xiān bǎ zhè jiàn shì gē yi gē, bié zhāojí chǔlǐ.
    Put this matter aside for now, don't rush to handle it.
    first (particle) this(measure) matter put-aside-a-bit, don't rush handle
  4. 这件事不能再搁下去了，得马上解决。
    Zhè jiàn shì bù néng zài gē xiàqù le, děi mǎshàng jiějué.
    This matter can't be put off any longer, it needs to be solved right away.
    this(measure) matter not can again put-aside-continue (particle), must immediately solve
  5. 会议临时取消，这个计划就一直搁到了现在。
    Huìyì línshí qǔxiāo, zhège jìhuà jiù yìzhí gē dàole xiànzài.
    The meeting was cancelled at the last minute, so this plan has been shelved until now.
    meeting temporarily cancel, this(measure) plan then continuously put-aside until now

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