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sluice gate

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zha2men2 zhámén

Meaning


Primary

sluice gate

Alternatives

lock gate

Mnemonic


閘門 Sluice gate refers to the 閘 sluice gate which controls the 門 entrance or exit of water.

Usage


工人 打開 了 閘門。

The worker opened the sluice gate.

大雨 過後, 閘門 被 關上 了。

After the heavy rain, the sluice gate was closed.

閘門 控制 水流 的 速度。

The sluice gate controls the flow speed of water.