Dictionary/闸

闸 閘

闸 zhá

ㄓㄚˊ
NHSK 7-9
1sluice; sluice gate
2to dam up water
3(coll.) brake
4(coll.) electric switch

Characters

Example

yú chǔn愚蠢qí骑zhe着méi yǒu没有zhá闸de的dān单chē车。
愚蠢骑着没有闸的单车。
Stupidity is riding a bike that doesn't have brakes.

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See also: words & characters pronounced zhá