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船閘

canal lock

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

chuan2zha2 • chuánzhá

Meaning

Primary

canal lock

Alternatives

ship lock

Mnemonic

A 船閘 canal lock is a 閘 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

這 是 世界 上 最大 的 船閘。

This is the largest canal lock in the world.

這 條 河 上 有 一 個 大型 的 船閘。

There is a large canal lock on this river.

船隻 通過 船閘 進入 了 湖泊。

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