yuàn
垸
embankment; polder; dike
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
embankment; dike; levee (esp. around lakes in central China)
dialectRegional dialect term (Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi) referring to embankments built to reclaim land from lakes or rivers. Often used in the context of Dongting Lake and surrounding areas.
Tā他
men们
zài在
hú湖
biān边
zhù筑
qǐ起
le了
jiān坚
gù固
de的
dī堤
yuàn垸
。
They built a solid embankment by the lake.
Zhè这
chǎng场
hóng洪
shuǐ水
chōng冲
kuǎ垮
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
yuàn垸
zi子
。
The flood destroyed several embankments.
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Yuàn垸
zi子
wài外
miàn面
jiù就
shì是
yī一
wàng望
wú无
jì际
de的
Dòng洞
tíng庭
hú湖
。
Outside the dike lies the boundless Dongting Lake.
noun
polder; reclaimed farmland enclosed by embankments
dialectRefers specifically to agricultural fields created by reclaiming land from lakes or rivers, protected by surrounding dikes. A distinctive feature of the agricultural landscape in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
Zhè这
piàn片
yuàn垸
tián田
chū出
chǎn产
yōu优
zhì质
dào稻
mǐ米
。
This polder produces high-quality rice.
Shàng上
shì世
jì纪
wéi围
hú湖
zào造
tián田
xíng形
chéng成
le了
dà大
liàng量
yuàn垸
tián田
。
Large areas of polders were formed by reclaiming land from lakes in the last century.
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Nóng农
mín民
men们
zài在
yuàn垸
tián田
lǐ里
zhòng种
zhí植
le了
lián莲
ǒu藕
。
The farmers planted lotus roots in the polder fields.