Definition
渠道 (qú dào) has two related meanings: a literal irrigation ditch or canal, and a figurative channel or means (e.g., sales channel, communication channel). Unlike 频道 (pín dào, TV/radio channel) or 通道 (tōng dào, a passage or thoroughfare), 渠道 emphasizes a systematic pathway for distributing something (water, goods, information). For a man-made canal for boats, use 运河 (yùn hé).
noun
(literal) irrigation ditchcanal(figurative) channelmediummeans (of communication, distribution, etc.)
Examples
- 渠道。Zhè tiáo qú dào yònglái guàngài nóngtián.This canal is used to irrigate the farmland.
- 渠道。Wǒmen zhǎodào le xīn de xiāoshòu qú dào.We found a new sales channel.
- 渠道。Zhè zhǒng gōutōng qú dào fēicháng zhòngyào.This kind of communication channel is very important.
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