technical
noun

Meaning of 子堤

子堤 means secondary dike built on top of a main levee during floods to prevent overflow; subsidiary embankment. Pronounced zǐ dī.

  • secondary dike built on top of a main levee during floods to prevent overflow; subsidiary embankment

Definitions & Examples

Hóng
shuǐ
shàng
zhǎng
shí
 
men
zài
shàng
jiā
zhù
le
dào
 

When the floodwaters rose, they built a secondary dike on top of the main embankment.

Zhè
dào
shì
yòng
shā
dài
duī
ér
chéng
de
 

This subsidiary levee was constructed by piling up sandbags.

de
gāo
chāo
guò
de
zuì
gāo
shuǐ
wèi
 

The height of the secondary dike must exceed the predicted maximum water level.

Zhàn
shì
men
lián
qiǎng
zhù
 
fáng
zhǐ
hóng
shuǐ
màn
 

The soldiers worked through the night to build the secondary dike, preventing the flood from overflowing.

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/ dào
Primary
/ tiáo