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船闸

canal lock

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

chuan2zha2 • chuánzhá

Meaning

Primary

canal lock

Alternatives

ship lock

Mnemonic

A 船闸 canal lock is a 闸 sluice gate that opens and closes in order to control the water level in a canal so that 船 ships can be raised and lowered.

Usage

这 是 世界 上 最大 的 船闸。

This is the largest canal lock in the world.

这 条 河 上 有 一 个 大型 的 船闸。

There is a large canal lock on this river.

船只 通过 船闸 进入 了 湖泊。

The boat passed through the canal lock and entered the lake.