搁浅 (gē qiǎn) — (of a ship) to run aground, be stranded; (figurative) to stall, to be deadlocked (of plans, negotiations, etc.)
Definition
Literally '(of a ship) to run aground'; figuratively used for plans or negotiations that stall without breaking down — distinct from 破裂, which means relations have actually fallen apart.
verb
(of a ship) to run agroundbe stranded(figurative) to stallto be deadlocked (of plans, negotiations, etc.)
Examples
- 搁浅。Nà sōu huò lún zài bào fēng yǔ zhōng gē qiǎn le.That cargo ship ran aground in the storm.
- 搁浅。Shuāng fāng de mào yì tán pàn yīn guān shuì fēn qí ér gē qiǎn.The trade talks between the two sides stalled over tariff disagreements.
- ，搁浅。Zhè ge chuàng yè xiàng mù quē fá hòu xù tóu zī, yǐ jīng gē qiǎn le.This startup project has run aground due to lack of follow-up funding.
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