lóu
剅
sluice; water gate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
sluice; water gate; opening in a dam
dialectA specialized term for openings or channels in embankments or dams used for irrigation or drainage. Primarily used in dialectal or technical contexts related to water conservancy.
Zhè这
ge个
lóu𠞭
kǒu口
xū需
yào要
dìng定
qī期
qīng清
lǐ理
yū淤
ní泥
。
This sluice gate needs to be cleaned of silt regularly.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
lái来
lín临
shí时
，
tā他
men们
dǎ打
kāi开
le了
hé河
dī堤
de的
lóu𠞭
zuǐ嘴
jìn进
xíng行
xiè泄
hóng洪
。
When the flood came, they opened the dam's water gate to release the floodwaters.
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Nóng农
mín民
lì利
yòng用
lóu𠞭
dào道
yǐn引
shuǐ水
guàn灌
gài溉
nóng农
tián田
。
Farmers use the water channel to divert water for irrigating the fields.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
lóu𠞭
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shuǐ水
lì利
shè设
shī施
。
Ancient sluices were important water conservancy facilities.