止回阀

止回閥

zhǐhuífá

noun #67,196

Meanings

1 check valve
2 non-return valve
3 one-way valve

Characters

return / reverse

Examples

管道上装了一个止回阀。

Guǎndào shàng zhuāngle yí ge zhǐhuífá.

A check valve has been installed on the pipe.

止回阀防止液体倒流。

Zhǐhuífá fángzhǐ yètǐ dàoliú.

A check valve prevents fluid backflow.

Tips

memory

止 ('stop') + 回 ('return / reverse') + 阀 ('valve') — a valve that stops reverse flow. Exactly what a check valve does, character by character.

Stroke Order

止 zhǐ

回 huí

阀 fá