Channel

水渠

shuǐqú

(navigable part of a river)

水道

shuǐdào

(natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water)

海峽 /海峡

hǎixiá

(narrow body of water between two land masses)

航路

hánglù

(navigable part of a river)

通道

tōngdào

(communication: part that connects a data source to a data sink)

運河 /运河

yùnhé

(natural or man-made deeper course through shallow body of water)

頻道 /频道

píndào

(broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)

頻道 /频道

píndào

(broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television)

引導 /引导

yǐndǎo

(direct the flow)