大坝 (dà bà) — dam

Definition

Examples

• 修建这座大坝用了五年的时间。
  Xiū jiàn zhè zuò dà bà yòng le wǔ nián de shí jiān.
  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 Kě yǐ fáng zhǐ hóng shuǐ, bǎo hù xià yóu de cūn zhuāng.
  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 Fā diàn néng tí gōng dà liàng de qīng jié néng yuán.
  The dam's hydroelectricity can provide a large amount of clean energy.