堤

dī

CL 条 tiáo 道 dào

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. dike
2. Taiwan pr. [tí]

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• 坝 bà 坝 bà dam Another type of water barrier, often a dam rather than an earthen dike.: dam
• 岸 àn 岸 àn bank; shore; beach; coast Bank or shore, the natural edge of a river, as opposed to a man-made dike.: bank; shore; beach; coast
• 堰 yàn 堰 yàn weir Weir or low dam, used for controlling water flow.: weir

Usage notes

Common mistakes

In mainland Mandarin, 堤 is pronounced dī, not tí. The tí pronunciation is standard in Taiwan, so learners should be consistent with their regional pronunciation choice.

Cultural notes

The idiom 千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 (a thousand-li dike collapses from an ant hole) warns that neglecting small problems can lead to disaster.

Example Sentences

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河边的 堤 很高。

The dike by the river is very tall.

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Words Containing 堤

• 堤坝 堤坝 dī bà: dam
• 千里之堤，毁于蚁穴 千里之堤，毁于蚁穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué: see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué]
• 千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué: lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
• 堤岸 堤岸 dī àn: embankment
• 堤拉米苏 堤拉米苏 dī lā mǐ sū: tiramisu (loanword)
• 堤防 堤防 dī fáng: dike
• 堤顶大路 堤顶大路 dī dǐng dà lù: promenade
• 小孩堤防 小孩堤防 xiǎo hái dí fáng: Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists
• 决堤 决堤 jué dī: (of a watercourse) to breach its dike
• 海堤 海堤 hǎi dī: levee
• 路堤 路堤 lù dī: (road or railway) embankment
• 防波堤 防波堤 fáng bō dī: breakwater
• 防潮堤 防潮堤 fáng cháo dī: tide embankment