坝

Dam in Chinese: 坝 (bà)

bà

dam

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 壩1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1dam
  2. 2dike; embankment

Stroke order

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坝

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄚˋ

bà

ㄅ/ bㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

坝

Simplified

壩

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 工人们正在修建一座大坝。

    gōng rén men zhèng zài xiū jiàn yí zuò dà bà。

    The workers are building a large dam.

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Related words

堤坝

dī bà

dam

霸占

bà zhàn

to occupy by force

巴不得

bā bu de

(coll.) to be eager for

罢免

bà miǎn

to remove sb from their post

罢休

bà xiū

to give up

掰

bāi

to break off or break open sth with one's hands

白白

bái bái

in vain

百分比

bǎi fēn bǐ

percentage

百合

bǎi hé

lily

百科全书

bǎi kē quán shū

encyclopedia

柏树

bǎi shù

cypress tree

摆放

bǎi fàng

to set up

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