Definition

Examples

• 他们正在修建一座新的河坝。
  Tāmen zhèngzài xiūjiàn yí zuò xīn de hé bà.
  They are building a new river dam.
• 这场洪水差点冲毁了河坝。
  Zhè chǎng hóngshuǐ chàdiǎn chōng huǐ le hé bà.
  This flood almost destroyed the river dam.
• 河坝起到了蓄水灌溉的作用。
  hé bà qǐ dào le xù shuǐ guàngài de zuòyòng.
  The river dam serves the function of storing water and irrigation.