main canal; trunk canal
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
main canal; trunk canal; primary channel conveying water from its source
Technical term in irrigation and water conservancy. Contrasts with 支渠 (branch canal) and 斗渠 (lateral canal).
Zhè这
tiáo条
gàn干
qú渠
quán全
cháng长
wǔ五
shí十
gōng公
lǐ里
。
This trunk canal has a total length of fifty kilometers.
Gàn干
qú渠
de的
shuǐ水
yuán源
lái来
zì自
nà那
zuò座
shuǐ水
kù库
。
The main canal's water source comes from that reservoir.
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Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
wéi维
xiū修
gàn干
qú渠
de的
dī堤
àn岸
。
The workers are repairing the banks of the main canal.
Zhī支
qú渠
de的
shuǐ水
shì是
cóng从
gàn干
qú渠
fēn分
liú流
chū出
lái来
de的
。
The branch canal's water diverts from the main canal.