堤坝

堤坝 dībà

Dam (dike)

堤坝 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體堤壩 diba

What 堤坝 means

Dam (dike)

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Character by character

堤坝 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

堤

dī

Dike

坝

bà

Dam (dike)

How to write 堤坝

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堤坝 in a sentence

洪水冲垮了下游的堤坝。

Hóngshuǐ chōngkuǎ le xiàyóu de dībà.

The flood washed away the dyke downstream.

村民连夜加固了堤坝。

Cūnmín liányè jiāgù le dībà.

The villagers reinforced the embankment overnight.

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Questions about 堤坝

What does 堤坝 mean in English?

堤坝 is pronounced dībà and means Dam (dike).

How do you pronounce 堤坝?

堤坝 is dībà in pinyin — written diba without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 堤坝?

堤坝 is written with 2 characters: 堤 (dī) Dike, 坝 (bà) Dam (dike). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 堤坝 written in traditional Chinese?

堤壩. The simplified form 堤坝 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 堤壩 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced dībà.

Is 堤坝 an HSK word?

Yes — 堤坝 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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