shuǐ
zhá

technical
noun

Meaning of 水闸

水闸 means a hydraulic structure built in dams or embankments to control the flow of water in rivers and channels; sluice gate. Pronounced shuǐ zhá.

  • a hydraulic structure built in dams or embankments to control the flow of water in rivers and channels; sluice gate

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zuò
shuǐ
zhá
tiáo
jié
shàng
xià
yóu
de
shuǐ
wèi
 

This sluice gate can regulate the water levels upstream and downstream.

Gōng
rén
zhèng
zài
wéi
xiū
dào
shàng
de
shuǐ
zhá
 

Workers are repairing the sluice gate on the river channel.

Wèi
le
fáng
zhǐ
hǎi
shuǐ
dào
guàn
 
zhè
xiū
jiàn
le
dǎng
cháo
zhá
 

To prevent seawater from flowing back, a tidal barrier was built here.

Shuǐ
zhá
de
kāi
kòng
zhì
zhe
guàn
gài
yòng
shuǐ
liàng
 

The opening and closing of the sluice gate controls the amount of irrigation water.