canal in Chinese
canal in Chinese is 运河 — canal means a man-made waterway built for boats, irrigation, or drainage.
canal in Chinese
运河
Pronounced: yùn hé
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
What does "canal" mean?
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noun A man-made waterway built for boats, irrigation, or drainage.
"We cycled along the canal and watched a narrowboat glide slowly through the lock."
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noun A tube-shaped passage inside the body or a plant.
"Food travels down the alimentary canal after you swallow it."
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canal in a sentence
- We cycled along the canal and watched a narrowboat glide slowly through the lock.
- Barges once carried coal along the canal.
- Food travels down the alimentary canal after you swallow it.
- Water moves up through a narrow canal inside the stem of the plant.
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What is "canal" in Chinese?
"canal" in Chinese is 运河. canal means: A man-made waterway built for boats, irrigation, or drainage.
How do you pronounce 运河?
"canal" in Chinese is 运河, pronounced "yùn hé".
How do you use "canal" in a sentence?
Example: "We cycled along the canal and watched a narrowboat glide slowly through the lock." In Chinese, "canal" is 运河.
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