Definition

Examples

• 修建这座大坝用了五年的时间。
  Xiūjiàn zhè zuò dà bà yòng le wǔ nián de shíjiān.
  It took five years to build this dam.
• 大坝可以防止洪水，保护下游的村庄。
  dà bà kěyǐ fángzhǐ hóngshuǐ, bǎohù xiàyóu de cūnzhuāng.
  The dam can prevent floods and protect downstream villages.
• 大坝发电能提供大量的清洁能源。
  dà bà fādiàn néng tígōng dàliàng de qīngjié néngyuán.
  The dam's hydroelectricity can provide a large amount of clean energy.