堤
坝

Dam in Chinese: 堤坝 (dī bà)

dī bà

dam

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

Definitions

  1. 1dam
  2. 2dike

Stroke order

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堤
坝

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ㄉㄧ

dī

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄅㄚˋ

bà

ㄅ/ bㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

堤坝

Simplified

堤壩

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这道堤坝挡住了汹涌的洪水。

    zhè dào dī bà dǎng zhù le xiōng yǒng de hóng shuǐ。

    This dam held back the surging floodwaters.

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Related words

坝

bà

dam

堤

dī

dike

笛子

dí zi

bamboo flute

底层

dǐ céng

ground or first floor

底线

dǐ xiàn

bottom line

底蕴

dǐ yùn

inside information

底子

dǐ zi

base

抵触

dǐ chù

to conflict

抵挡

dǐ dǎng

to resist

抵消

dǐ xiāo

to counteract

抵押

dǐ yā

to provide (an asset) as security for a loan

抵御

dǐ yù

to resist

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