Definition
坝 (bà) is a dam — a structure built across a river to block or store water, often for flood control or hydropower. It differs from 堤 (dī), which is a dike or levee running along the riverbank to prevent overflow. The compound 堤坝 (dī bà) covers both types.
noun
damdikeembankment
Measure word · 条
Easily confused
- 塌tālook-aliketo collapse (of structures, etc.)
- 吧basound-alike(modal particle) used to indicate a suggestion, a tentative guess, or to soften a statement
- 场chǎnglook-alike(classifier) used for performances, sports matches, and other public events
- 把bǎsound-alike(classifier) for things with handles, or for handfuls and bunches
- 至zhìlook-alike(verb, literary) to arrive
- 八bāsound-alikeeight
- 塞sāilook-alike(verb) to stuff, to squeeze in; to block, to stop up
- 拔básound-aliketo pull out, to extract (from a fixed position)
- 堂tánglook-alike(noun) hall, large room for a specific purpose
- 疤bāsound-alikescar (permanent mark on skin or surface)
Examples
- 坝。Zhège bà néng fángzhǐ hóngshuǐ.This dam can prevent floods.
- 坝。Cūnmín yìqǐ xiūjiàn le zhège bà.The villagers built this dam together.
- 坝。Rénmen zài bà shàng sànbù.People take a walk on the dam.
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