small reservoir; pond dam; weir
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
small reservoir; pond dam; weir (for irrigation)
technicalRefers to small water storage facilities, typically in mountainous or rural areas, used for irrigation. A technical term in water conservancy and agriculture.
Cūn村
lǐ里
xiū修
le了
jǐ几
gè个
táng塘
yàn堰
，
jiě解
jué决
le了
nóng农
tián田
guàn灌
gài溉
wèn问
tí题
。
The village built several small reservoirs to solve the farmland irrigation problems.
Yǔ雨
jì季
lái来
lín临
qián前
，
nóng农
mín民
men们
qīng清
lǐ理
le了
táng塘
yàn堰
de的
yū淤
ní泥
。
Before the rainy season arrived, the farmers cleaned the silt from the pond dams.
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Zhè这
zuò座
táng塘
yàn堰
kě可
yǐ以
xù蓄
shuǐ水
wǔ五
qiān千
lì立
fāng方
mǐ米
。
This reservoir can hold five thousand cubic meters of water.
Táng塘
yàn堰
xì系
tǒng统
yǒu有
xiào效
de地
jiě解
jué决
le了
shān山
qū区
de的
guàn灌
gài溉
nán难
tí题
。
The pond dam system effectively solved the irrigation challenges in the mountainous areas.