dam; water dam
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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dam; water dam; barrage
Usually built across rivers to control water flow, generate electricity, or prevent floods.
Tā他
men们
zài在
Cháng长
Jiāng江
shàng上
jiàn建
le了
yī一
zuò座
jù巨
dà大
de的
shuǐ水
bà坝
。
They built a huge dam on the Yangtze River.
Zhè这
zuò座
shuǐ水
bà坝
kě可
yǐ以
fā发
diàn电
，
yě也
néng能
fáng防
zhǐ止
hóng洪
shuǐ水
。
This dam can generate electricity and also prevent floods.
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Shuǐ水
bà坝
hòu后
miàn面
xíng形
chéng成
le了
yī一
gè个
hěn很
dà大
de的
shuǐ水
kù库
。
A large reservoir formed behind the dam.
Nà那
zuò座
lǎo老
shuǐ水
bà坝
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
bā八
shí十
nián年
de的
lì历
shǐ史
le了
。
That old dam has a history of eighty years.