闸 (zhá) — (noun) brake (on a vehicle); (noun) sluice gate; lock (on a waterway); (noun) electric switch or circuit breaker
Definition
闸 covers a physical mechanism that controls flow or power — a water gate, a vehicle's brake, or an electrical switch/breaker. Unlike 锁, it controls passage or current, not security. Vs 刹车, 闸 is more often a noun for the device itself.
noun
brake (on a vehicle)sluice gatelock (on a waterway)electric switch or circuit breaker
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 闸。Zì xíng chē de zhá bú tài líng mǐn le.The brake on the bike is not very responsive.
- 。Shuǐ zhá kě yǐ kòng zhì hé liú de shuǐ liàng.A sluice gate can control the water flow of a river.
- ，。Tiào zhá hòu, zhěng gè fáng jiān dōu hēi le.After the circuit breaker tripped, the whole room went dark.
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