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坝 bà

embankment; dam

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
土
Traditional
壩
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 土贝 ⿰土贝

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  1. 这座水坝非常宏伟。
    Zhè zuò shuǐbà fēicháng hóngwěi.
    This dam is extremely magnificent.
    this (measure) water-dam very magnificent
  2. 这座大坝能发多少电？
    Zhè zuò dàbà néng fā duōshao diàn?
    How much electricity can this dam generate?
    this (measure) big-dam can generate how-much electricity (question)
  3. 我们去参观一下水坝吧。
    Wǒmen qù cānguān yíxià shuǐbà ba.
    Let's go visit the dam.
    we go visit a-bit water-dam (suggestion)
  4. 这座堤坝还没有完全修好。
    Zhè zuò dībà hái méiyǒu wánquán xiūhǎo.
    This dike hasn't been fully repaired yet.
    this (measure) dike still not-have completely repair-good
  5. 在这条河的下游，建了一座大坝。
    Zài zhè tiáo hé de xiàyóu, jiànle yí zuò dàbà.
    Downstream on this river, a large dam was built.
    at this (measure) river (particle) downstream, build (particle) one (measure) big-dam

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