dài
埭
dam; dike; embankment
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
dam; dike; embankment (used in place names)
dialectA primarily dialectal term common in the Wu or other southern Chinese dialects. It is rarely used in isolation in modern standard Chinese except within proper place names.
Shí石
dài埭
shì是
yī一
gè个
wèi位
yú于
ān安
huī徽
shěng省
de的
gǔ古
zhèn镇
。
Shidai is an ancient town located in Anhui Province.
Wǒ我
men们
zuò坐
chuán船
chuān穿
guò过
le了
zhōng钟
dài埭
de的
shuǐ水
dào道
。
We took a boat through the waterways of Zhongdai.
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Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
shí石
dài埭
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
jǐ几
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
le了
。
This ancient stone dam is already several hundred years old.