坝

壩

bà

noun HSK 7 #31,754

Measure Word

一座坝 zuò

Meanings

1 dam; dyke; embankment

Characters

dam; embankment

Examples

这座大坝建于上世纪五十年代。

Zhè zuò dàbà jiàn yú shàng shìjì wǔshí niándài.

This dam was built in the 1950s.

大坝有效地防止了洪水。

Dàbà yǒuxiào de fángzhǐ le hóngshuǐ.

The dam effectively prevented flooding.

In Pop Culture

三峡大坝 Sānxiá Dàbà

Three Gorges Dam

world's largest hydroelectric dam, on the Yangtze River in Hubei

Stroke Order

坝 bà