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Meaning of 闸

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闸 (Trad.: 牐, 閘)
Pinyin: zhá
English Definition: gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker; old variant of 闸 ; sluice; lock (on waterway)
Chinese Definition:
①拦住水流的构筑物,可以随时开关:闸口。水闸。
②把水截住。
③安装在某些机械上能随时使机械停止运行的设备:闸盒。手闸。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 門
Pictophonetic:甲 indicates the sound; 门 (gate) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿵ Surround from above
    • 门 [ mén ] gate, door, entrance, opening
    • 甲 [ jiǎ ] armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
Similar Characters: 闺 间 闶 阃 闽 闰 闫
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Example Words
船闸 chuán zhá a canal lock
闸门 zhá mén sluice gate
水闸 shuǐ zhá sluice; water gate; waterlocks; floodgate; lock; dam
闸口 zhá kǒu area in the Shangcheng district of Hangzhou
闸口 zhá kǒu open sluice gate; (toll) station; boarding gate (airport etc); (fig.) gateway (access point)
More:闸* | *闸 | *闸*
Example Sentences
1
把闸开了
。
不是吧
,
你疯了
Take the brakes off. -But thats crazy !
2
在燃气闸关闭后
,
必须由专业人员重新打开
。
Remember, if gas is turned off, a professional must restore service.
3
一些地铁站有便利店和小商店
,
就在出入闸机外面
。
Convenient stores and small shops are in some stations, lined up just outside the turnstiles.
4
脱水和低血糖让我成为了一辆没闸的告白列车
。
Dehydration and low blood sugar turned me into a disclosure train with no brakes.
5
但我没说
,
而是打开了泪闸
,
哭得像双胞胎妹妹一样
。
Instead, I turned on the tears, bawling like the twins.