Definition
堤 (dī) refers to a dike or levee — a long embankment built along a river or coast to prevent flooding. It differs from 坝 (bà), which is a dam built across a river to hold back water. The compound 堤坝 (dī bà) covers both structures collectively.
noun
dikeembankmentlevee
Easily confused
- 提tílook-aliketo carry (hanging from the hand); to lift
- 地dìsound-alike(particle) structural particle for forming adverbials; -ly
- 题tílook-alikeexam question, test problem
- 地dìsound-alike(noun) ground, land, floor (as a surface)
- 塌tālook-aliketo collapse (of structures, etc.)
- 第dìsound-alike(prefix) used before a number to form ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.)
- 底dǐsound-alikebottom, base, sole (of a container, shoe, or structure)
- 低dīsound-alike(adjective) low (in height, level, price, temperature, etc.)
- 滴dīsound-alike(verb) to drip
- 递dìsound-aliketo hand over, to pass (something to someone), to deliver
Examples
- 。Nóngmín zài hé liǎng'àn xiūjiàn le dībà.The farmers built a dike on both sides of the river.
- ，。Dà yǔ guòhòu, dībà bǎohù le cūnzhuāng.After the heavy rain, the dike protected the village.
- 。Gōngrén zhèngzài jiāgù zhè duàn dībà.Workers are reinforcing this section of the dike.
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