flood control; water management
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to control floods; to manage waterways; to dredge rivers and prevent flooding
Refers to large-scale hydraulic engineering projects to prevent flooding and manage river systems, often associated with the legendary Yu the Great (大禹).
Dà大
Yǔ禹
zhì治
shuǐ水
de的
gù故
shì事
liú流
chuán传
le了
jǐ几
qiān千
nián年
。
The story of Yu the Great controlling the floods has been passed down for thousands of years.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
dà大
xíng型
zhì治
shuǐ水
gōng工
chéng程
。
This is a large-scale flood control project.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
tóu投
rù入
dà大
liàng量
zī资
jīn金
yòng用
yú于
zhì治
shuǐ水
。
The government invested a large amount of funds in flood control.