堤防 (dī fáng) — dike, embankment, levee

Definition

堤防 (dīfang) is the standard noun for an artificial riverbank or levee built to hold back floodwater. In everyday speech it is often shortened to 坝 in casual reference, but 堤防 is the formal, technical term.

noun

dikeembankmentlevee

Measure word · 条

Examples

堤防。
Xiū dī fáng shì fáng zhǐ hóng shuǐ de zhòng yào cuò shī.
Building dikes is an important measure to prevent floods.
堤防。
Tā men yán zhe hé biān jiàn le yí dào jiān gù de dī fáng.
They built a sturdy embankment along the river.
堤防。
Zhè duàn dī fáng xū yào jiā gù cái néng dǐ dǎng gèng dà de shuǐ liú.
This section of the levee needs reinforcement to withstand a stronger current.

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