irrigation lateral; branch canal; distributary channel
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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branch canal; lateral canal; distributary channel (irrigation channel conveying water from the main canal to the farm canal)
Technical term in water conservancy and irrigation engineering. In the hierarchy of canal systems: 干渠 (main canal) → 支渠 (branch/lateral canal) → 斗渠 (farm canal) → 农渠 (field ditch).
Zhè这
tiáo条
zhī支
qú渠
guàn灌
gài溉
zhe着
xià下
yóu游
wǔ五
bǎi百
mǔ亩
nóng农
tián田
。
This branch canal irrigates five hundred mu of farmland downstream.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
qīng清
lǐ理
zhī支
qú渠
lǐ里
de的
yū淤
ní泥
hé和
zá杂
cǎo草
。
The workers are clearing out silt and weeds from the branch canal.
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Gàn干
qú渠
de的
shuǐ水
tōng通
guò过
gè各
tiáo条
zhī支
qú渠
fēn分
liú流
dào到
dǒu斗
qú渠
。
Water from the main canal is distributed through various branch canals to the farm canals.