Meaning of 垸子
垸子 means protective embankment or dike built around houses and fields for flood control (regional term used in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River). Pronounced yuàn zi.
- protective embankment or dike built around houses and fields for flood control (regional term used in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River)
Definitions & Examples
Cháng长
jiāng江
zhōng中
yóu游
de的
xǔ许
duō多
cūn村
zhuāng庄
dōu都
jiàn建
yǒu有
yuàn院
zi子
lái来
bǎo保
hù护
nóng农
tián田
。
Many villages in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River have built embankments to protect farmland.
Zhè这
zuò座
yuàn院
zi子
bǐ比
yī一
bān般
de的
dī堤
bà坝
yào要
dī低
yī一
xiē些
，
zhǔ主
yào要
yòng用
yú于
dǎng挡
shuǐ水
。
This embankment is somewhat lower than an ordinary dam, mainly used for water retention.
Cūn村
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
jiā加
gù固
yuàn院
zi子
，
yǐ以
fáng防
xùn汛
qī期
de的
hóng洪
shuǐ水
。
The villagers are reinforcing the embankment to guard against flood season waters.
Tā他
men们
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
páng旁
biān边
zhòng种
le了
yī一
pái排
liǔ柳
shù树
lái来
jiā加
gù固
dī堤
àn岸
。
They planted a row of willow trees beside the embankment to reinforce the banks.