Word Detail

搁浅
gē qiǎn
to be stranded (of ship), to run aground, fig. to run into difficulties and stop
HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

船搁浅了。
Chuán gēqiǎn le.
The ship ran aground.
计划搁浅。
Jìhuà gēqiǎn.
The plan was shelved/stranded.