HSK C7-9/V7-9
Correct
闸
/ zhá /
Strokes
Definition
gear/brake/sluice/lock (on waterway)/electric switch or circuit breaker
Example
As a Noun
floodgate; sluice; sluice gate
1
Kāizhá
开闸
fàngshuǐ
放水
sluice out the water
As a Verb
dam up a stream, river, etc
2
Shuǐliú
水流
de
得
tài
太
měng
猛
,
zhá
闸
bù
不
zhù
住
。
The water rushed too wildly to be dammed up.
3
Zhá
闸
zhù
住
héshuǐ
河水
fánghóng
防洪
dam up a river to control flooding
As a Noun
brake; switch
4
Bānzhá
扳闸
operate a switch; switch on/off