Chinese
shuǐbà
Meaning: dam
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

連日的暴雨導致水壩水位上升。
连日的暴雨导致水坝水位上升。
Successive days of heavy rain caused the water level of the dam to rise.
這座水壩利用水力來發電。
This dam uses water power to generate electricity.
這座水壩利用強大的水力來發電。
This dam uses powerful water power to generate electricity.
如果水壩決堤,下游的村莊就會遭殃。
If the dam bursts, the villages downstream will suffer.

Usage Notes

A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level.

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