tall pavilion; high shelf
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
tall pavilion; lofty tower; high building
literaryOften used in literary descriptions of architecture or in compound phrases like 亭台楼阁.
Yuǎn远
chù处
shān山
shàng上
de的
gāo高
gé阁
zài在
yún云
wù雾
zhōng中
ruò若
yǐn隐
ruò若
xiàn现
。
The tall pavilion on the distant mountain loomed in and out of the mist.
Tíng亭
tái台
lóu楼
gé阁
，
cuò错
luò落
yǒu有
zhì致
，
gòu构
chéng成
le了
yī一
fú幅
měi美
lì丽
de的
huà画
juàn卷
。
The pavilions and towers, arranged in picturesque disorder, formed a beautiful scroll.
noun
high shelf; (fig.) to shelve; to put aside indefinitely
neutralMost commonly used in the idiom 束之高阁 (shù zhī gāo gé), meaning to put something on a high shelf and forget about it—metaphorically, to shelve a proposal or idea indefinitely.
Zhè这
xiē些
jiù旧
wén文
jiàn件
bèi被
shù束
zhī之
gāo高
gé阁
duō多
nián年
，
wú无
rén人
wèn问
jīn津
。
These old documents have been shelved for years without anyone asking about them.
Hǎo好
de的
jiàn建
yì议
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
bèi被
shù束
zhī之
gāo高
gé阁
，
ér而
yīng应
gāi该
fù付
zhū诸
shí实
shī施
。
Good suggestions should not be put on the back burner; they should be implemented.
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Bǎ把
bù不
yòng用
de的
zá杂
wù物
fàng放
dào到
gāo高
gé阁
shàng上
qù去
ba吧
。
Put the unused miscellaneous items up on the high shelf.