sluice; floodgate; water gate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a hydraulic structure built in dams or embankments to control the flow of water in rivers and channels; sluice gate
Used in hydraulic engineering and water conservancy contexts. Common types include river barrages (拦河闸), flood diversion gates (分洪闸), intake gates (进水闸), drainage gates (排水闸), and tidal barriers (挡潮闸).
Zhè这
zuò座
shuǐ水
zhá闸
kě可
yǐ以
tiáo调
jié节
shàng上
xià下
yóu游
de的
shuǐ水
wèi位
。
This sluice gate can regulate the water levels upstream and downstream.
Gōng工
rén人
zhèng正
zài在
wéi维
xiū修
hé河
dào道
shàng上
de的
shuǐ水
zhá闸
。
Workers are repairing the sluice gate on the river channel.
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Wèi为
le了
fáng防
zhǐ止
hǎi海
shuǐ水
dào倒
guàn灌
，
zhè这
lǐ里
xiū修
jiàn建
le了
dǎng挡
cháo潮
zhá闸
。
To prevent seawater from flowing back, a tidal barrier was built here.
Shuǐ水
zhá闸
de的
kāi开
bì闭
kòng控
zhì制
zhe着
guàn灌
gài溉
yòng用
shuǐ水
liàng量
。
The opening and closing of the sluice gate controls the amount of irrigation water.