sluice in Chinese
sluice in Chinese is 算盤 — sluice means a gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.
sluice in Chinese
算盤
Pronounced: suàn pán
An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
What does "sluice" mean?
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noun A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.
"The lock keeper opened the sluice to let the water level drop."
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verb To wash something thoroughly with a flow of water.
"Prospectors used to sluice river gravel to separate out gold."
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sluice in a sentence
- The lock keeper opened the sluice to let the water level drop.
- Prospectors used to sluice river gravel to separate out gold.
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What is "sluice" in Chinese?
"sluice" in Chinese is 算盤. sluice means: A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.
How do you pronounce 算盤?
"sluice" in Chinese is 算盤, pronounced "suàn pán".
How do you use "sluice" in a sentence?
Example: "The lock keeper opened the sluice to let the water level drop." In Chinese, "sluice" is 算盤.
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