reservoir; pond formed by a dam
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
reservoir; pond formed by a dam
formalA general term for an artificial or natural pond used primarily for storing water, often for irrigation or other agricultural purposes.
Shān山
lǐ里
de的
bà坝
táng塘
wèi为
cūn村
mín民
tí提
gòng供
le了
guàn灌
gài溉
yòng用
shuǐ水
。
The reservoir in the mountains provides irrigation water for the villagers.
Zhè这
ge个
bà坝
táng塘
lǐ里
yǎng养
le了
hěn很
duō多
yú鱼
。
They raise a lot of fish in this pond.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
bō拨
kuǎn款
xiū修
jiàn建
xīn新
de的
bà坝
táng塘
yǐ以
jiě解
jué决
quē缺
shuǐ水
wèn问
tí题
。
The government allocated funds to build a new reservoir to solve the water shortage problem.