gē​qiǎn HSK7

to run aground

搁浅 擱淺 gē//qiǎn
to run aground verb + adjective
to be stranded or run aground in shallow water, usually of a ship

A whale was stranded on the shore.

to reach a deadlock
to be held up or forced to stop due to an obstacle or difficulty, such as a plan being delayed or an action being called off

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.25 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
2.92 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources