坝

bà

CL 道 dào 座 zuò

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

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Definitions

1. dam
2. dike; embankment

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 水坝 shuǐ bà 水坝 shuǐ bà dam 大型拦水建筑: dam
• 堰 yàn 堰 yàn weir 较低矮的挡水建筑物: weir

Synonyms

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• 堤 dī 堤 dī dike 沿河防水建筑物: dike

Usage notes

Common mistakes

坝专指拦截水流的建筑，不要和“提”或“堤”混淆，“提”是动词，“堤”是沿河防水的岸。

Example Sentences

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这座 坝 很高，挡住了河水。

This dam is very tall and blocks the river water.

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Words Containing 坝

• 堤坝 堤坝 dī bà: dam
• 三峡大坝 三峡大坝 sān xiá dà bà: Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
• 元坝 元坝 yuán bà: Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan
• 元坝区 元坝区 yuán bà qū: Yuanba district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan
• 冰坝 冰坝 bīng bà: freezing blockage
• 向家坝 向家坝 xiàng jiā bà: Xiangjiaba Dam, Yunnan, site of a hydropower station
• 土坝 土坝 tǔ bà: earth dam
• 大坝 大坝 dà bà: dam
• 妥坝 妥坝 tuǒ bà: former county from 1983 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[chāng dū dì qū], Tibet
• 妥坝县 妥坝县 tuǒ bà xiàn: former county from 1983 in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[chāng dū dì qū], Tibet
• 平坝 平坝 píng bà: Pingba county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
• 平坝县 平坝县 píng bà xiàn: Pingba county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
• 拱坝 拱坝 gǒng bà: an arch dam
• 拦河坝 拦河坝 lán hé bà: a dam across a river
• 水坝 水坝 shuǐ bà: dam
• 沙坪坝 沙坪坝 shā píng bà: Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
• 沙坪坝区 沙坪坝区 shā píng bà qū: Shapingba District of Chongqing 重慶|重庆[chóng qìng]
• 沙坝 沙坝 shā bà: a sandbank
• 溃坝 溃坝 kuì bà: (of a dam) to be breached; to burst
• 留坝 留坝 liú bà: Liuba County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[hàn zhōng], Shaanxi
• 留坝县 留坝县 liú bà xiàn: Liuba County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[hàn zhōng], Shaanxi
• 紫坪铺大坝 紫坪铺大坝 zǐ píng pū dà bà: Zipingpu reservoir, Sichuan
• 葛洲坝 葛洲坝 gé zhōu bà: name of a place, Gezhouba Dam on the Changjiang River, in Sichuan
• 边坝 边坝 biān bà: Banbar county, Tibetan: Dpal 'bar rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[chāng dū dì qū], Tibet
• 边坝县 边坝县 biān bà xiàn: Banbar county, Tibetan: Dpal 'bar rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区[chāng dū dì qū], Tibet
• 阿坝 阿坝 ā bà: Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮|马尔康镇[mǎ ěr kāng zhèn]
• 阿坝州 阿坝州 ā bà zhōu: Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮|马尔康镇[mǎ ěr kāng zhèn]
• 阿坝县 阿坝县 ā bà xiàn: Ngawa County (Tibetan: rnga ba rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu], northwest Sichuan
• 阿坝藏族羌族自治州 阿坝藏族羌族自治州 ā bà zàng zú qiāng zú zì zhì zhōu: Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮|马尔康镇[mǎ ěr kāng zhèn]
• 阿斯旺高坝 阿斯旺高坝 ā sī wàng gāo bà: the Aswan dam in south Egypt
• 院坝 院坝 yuàn bà: (dialect) courtyard