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

HSK 7-9

打开闸门放水。

Dǎkāi zhámén fàngshuǐ.

Open the sluice gate to release the water.

HSK 7-9

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