阀门 (fá mén) — valve (mechanical)
Definition
A valve in a plumbing or mechanical system. 门 here is just 'gate' as a physical opening — not the everyday 'door' 门 you meet at HSK 2.
noun
valve (mechanical)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 阀门。Qǐng bǎ rè shuǐ qì de fá mén dǎ kāi.Please open the valve on the water heater.
- 阀门，。Zhè ge fá mén huài le, xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de.This valve is broken and needs to be replaced with a new one.
- 阀门。Guǎn dào gōng zhèng zài jiǎn chá měi gè fá mén.The plumber is checking every valve.
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