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Chinese dictionary
v.open a sluice gate; sluice
开闸放出水库里的水。
Sluice out the water in the reservoir.
Word usage
- Separable word"开" and "闸" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
她满腔的情如同开了闸之水，奔泻而下。
Her feelings poured down like water discharged from the opened sluice.
我崩溃了，泪腺开了闸。
I broke down and tears ran like water discharged from the opened sluice.
水龙头开着闸呢。
The tap is on.
水库开了闸。
The sluice gate of the reservoir has opened.