dī
堤
dyke; embankment
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
dyke; embankment; flood barrier
Mostly used to refer to man-made water-retaining structures built along rivers, lakes or coasts, made of soil, stone or other materials.
Zhè这
tiáo条
hé河
dī堤
shì是
qù去
nián年
gāng刚
xiū修
hǎo好
de的
。
This river dyke was built just last year.
Yán沿
hǎi海
jū居
mín民
jiā加
gù固
le了
hǎi海
dī堤
yǐ以
fáng防
tái台
fēng风
。
Coastal residents reinforced the sea embankments to prevent typhoons.
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Hóng洪
shuǐ水
lái来
lín临
shí时
，
dī堤
bà坝
dǎng挡
zhù住
le了
xiōng汹
yǒng涌
de的
jiāng江
shuǐ水
。
When the flood came, the embankment blocked the surging river water.
Gōng工
rén人
zhèng正
zài在
hú湖
biān边
xiū修
zhù筑
xīn新
de的
dī堤
àn岸
。
Workers are building a new embankment by the lake.
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
dī堤
bà坝
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
shàng上
bǎi百
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
le了
。
This ancient embankment has a history of over a hundred years.