I was delayed by a traffic jam.
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搁
Traditional: 擱
gē
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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gē · gok3 (Jyutping)
- to put; to place; to leave
- to put aside; to shelve; to postpone
- to add; to put in
gé · gok3 (Jyutping)
- to bear; to stand; to endure
- Taiwan pr. [ge1]
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Character breakdown
搁
- Meaning
- place, put, lay down; delay
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- ⿰扌阁
- Cangjie
- QLSR
- Four-corner
- 5702
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Example sentences
The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall.
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