zhī

technical
noun

Meaning of 支渠

支渠 means branch canal; lateral canal; distributary channel (irrigation channel conveying water from the main canal to the farm canal). Pronounced zhī qú.

  • branch canal; lateral canal; distributary channel (irrigation channel conveying water from the main canal to the farm canal)

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
tiáo
zhī
guàn
gài
zhe
xià
yóu
bǎi
nóng
tián
 

This branch canal irrigates five hundred mu of farmland downstream.

Gōng
rén
men
zhèng
zài
qīng
zhī
de
cǎo
 

The workers are clearing out silt and weeds from the branch canal.

Gàn
de
shuǐ
tōng
guò
tiáo
zhī
fēn
liú
dào
dǒu
 

Water from the main canal is distributed through various branch canals to the farm canals.

Measure Words

/ tiáo
Primary
/ dào