防波堤

fángbōdī

noun #36,367

Measure Word

一道防波堤 dào

Meanings

1 breakwater
2 seawall
3 (figuratively) defensive buffer

Characters

guard against; defend

embankment; dyke

Examples

港口外建有一道长长的防波堤。

Gǎngkǒu wài jiàn yǒu yī dào cháng cháng de fángbōdī.

A long breakwater has been built outside the harbor.

金融监管是经济危机的防波堤。

Jīnróng jiānguǎn shì jīngjì wēijī de fángbōdī.

Financial regulation is the breakwater against economic crisis.

Tips

usage

防波堤 is built up character-by-character: 防 'guard against' + 波 'waves' + 堤 'embankment'. The figurative sense ('buffer against [trouble]') is common in journalism and political writing.

Stroke Order

防 fáng

波 bō

堤 dī