水门

水門

shuǐmén

noun #14,759

Meanings

1 water valve
2 sluice gate
3 (aviation) water salute

Characters

Examples

打开水门放水灌溉农田。

Dǎkāi shuǐmén fàngshuǐ guàngài nóngtián.

Open the sluice gate to irrigate the farmland.

飞机降落后接受了水门礼。

Fēijī jiàngluò hòu jiēshòu le shuǐmén lǐ.

The plane received a water salute after landing.

Tips

culture

水门事件 (Shuǐmén Shìjiàn) is the Chinese name for the Watergate scandal. Here 水门 is a direct translation of 'Watergate.'

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ

门 mén