Word: 闸 (zhá) Traditional: 閘 闸 dictionary entry zhá 牐 sluice; lock (on waterway); 閘 sluice; to dam up water; brake; electric switch Full dictionary entry for 闸 Example sentences using 闸 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 停电了，是不是闸掉了？ Tíngdiànle, shìbúshì zhá diào le? The power's out. Could the switch have tripped? 河上的闸开了，水流得很快。 Hé shàng de zhá kāile, shuǐliú de hěn kuài. The sluice on the river was opened, and the water flowed fast.