决堤 (jué dī) — to breach a dike or dam (of floodwaters, causing a collapse)
Definition
Refers specifically to a dike or dam bursting from floodwater pressure. Unlike 崩溃 (collapse, abstract things) or 破裂 (crack/rupture, general), 决堤 is reserved for water-defense structures giving way.
verb
to breach a dike or dam (of floodwaters, causing a collapse)
Examples
- ，决堤。Bào yǔ dǎo zhì hé shuǐ shàng zhǎng, zuì zhōng jué dī le.The heavy rain caused the river to rise, and finally the dike broke.
- ，。Nà cì hóng shuǐ jué le sān cì dī, sǔn shī cǎn zhòng.That flood breached the dike three times, causing heavy losses.
- ，决堤。Zhèng fǔ lián yè jiā gù dà bà, fáng zhǐ jué dī.The government reinforced the dam overnight to prevent a breach.
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