闸门

閘門

zhámén

noun #17,509

Measure Word

一道闸门 dào

Meanings

1 sluice gate
2 floodgate

Characters

sluice; gate valve

Examples

打开闸门放水。

Dǎkāi zhámén fàngshuǐ.

Open the sluice gate to release the water.

这条消息打开了舆论的闸门。

Zhè tiáo xiāoxi dǎkāi le yúlùn de zhámén.

This news opened the floodgates of public opinion.

Tips

usage

Like English 'floodgates,' 闸门 is often used figuratively: 打开记忆的闸门 (open the floodgates of memory), 情感的闸门 (the floodgates of emotion).

Stroke Order

闸 zhá

门 mén