Definition
搁 (gē) is an informal, colloquial verb meaning 'to put/place' (common in northern Chinese) or 'to shelve/set aside' (a plan). It contrasts with the formal, written 放置 (fàng zhì) for 'place' and with 搁置 (gē zhì), which specifically means 'to shelve' in a more deliberate, formal sense. 搁 is more casual and often used in everyday speech.
verb
to putto place (informal, often in northern dialects)to shelveto set aside (a plan or matter)
Easily confused
- 路lùlook-alikeroad (a street or path)
- 个gèsound-alike(classifier) general individual classifier for people and objects without a specific classifier
- 歌gēsound-alikesong
- 各gèsound-alike(determiner) each, every (used before a noun to refer to every individual member of a group)
- 割gēsound-aliketo cut (with a blade); to sever
- 隔gésound-aliketo separate, to be at a distance from (spatially)
Examples
- 搁。Qǐng bǎ shūbāo gē zài yǐzi shàng.Please put your backpack on the chair.
- 搁，。Zhège jìhuà xiān gē yì gē, yǐhòu zài shuō.Let's shelve this plan for now and discuss it later.
- 搁。Tā chī wán fàn jiù bǎ wǎn gē zài shuǐchí lǐ.After finishing his meal, he put the bowl in the sink.
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