Definition & Meaning

1.floodgate; sluice-gate; water-locks

2.dam up a stream, river, etc.

3.switch; brake

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Characters with zha

zhá

闸

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1
n.floodgate; sluice-gate; water-locks
- jìn shuǐ zhá
  进水闸
  inlet sluice
- kāi zhá fàng shuǐ
  开闸放水
  sluice out the water
- xiè shuǐ zhá
  泄水闸
  release sluice
2
v.dam up a stream, river, etc.
- shuǐ liú de tài měng zhá bu zhù
  水流得太猛，闸不住。
  The water runs too swiftly to dam it up.
- zhá zhù hé shuǐ fáng hóng
  闸住河水防洪
  dam up a river to control flooding
3
n.switch; brake
- shǒu zhá
  手闸
  handbrake
- jiǎo zhá
  脚闸
  footbrake
- cǎi zhá
  踩闸
  step on the brakes

Words and phrases with 闸

闸轮
[word]brake pulley
闸轴架
[word]brake shaft carrier
闸衬
[word]brake bush
闸门阀
[word]gate valve
闸柄
[word]sneek
闸底
[word]pocket floor
闸机
[word]baffle gate
闸首
[word]lock head
闸杆
[word]brake bar

Similar-form characters to 闸

zhá
闸
jiān
间
wén
闻
nào
闹
chǎn
阐

Chinese Characters with pinyin zhá

扎
struggle to
札
small thin pieces of wood used for writing on in ancient China; letter
轧
roll
炸
fry in deep fat or oil; scald
铡
fodder chopper; cut up with a straw cutter

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