河堤 (hé dī) — river embankment, dike

Definition

Examples

• 洪水冲毁了河堤，村庄被淹了。
  Hóng shuǐ chōng huǐ le hé dī, cūn zhuāng bèi yān le.
  The flood destroyed the river embankment, and the village was flooded.
• 政府加固了河堤，防止明年再次决口。
  Zhèng fǔ jiā gù le hé dī, fáng zhǐ míng nián zài cì jué kǒu.
  The government reinforced the river embankment to prevent another breach next year.
• 傍晚很多人沿着河堤散步。
  Bàng wǎn hěn duō rén yán zhe hé dī sàn bù.
  In the evening, many people take a walk along the river embankment.

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