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闸门

sluice gate

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

zha2men2 • zhámén

Meaning

Primary

sluice gate

Alternatives

lock gate

Mnemonic

闸门 Sluice gate refers to the 闸 sluice gate which controls the 门 entrance or exit of water.

Usage

工人 打开 了 闸门。

The worker opened the sluice gate.

大雨 过后， 闸门 被 关上 了。

After the heavy rain, the sluice gate was closed.

闸门 控制 水流 的 速度。

The sluice gate controls the flow speed of water.