堤坝 (dībà): dam

Measure Word

一座堤坝 zuò

Dike and dam — a general term for dams and embankments.

Zhè zuò dībà yǐjīng yǒu shàng bǎi nián de lìshǐ le.

This dam is already over a hundred years old.

Dībà de xiūjiàn bǎohù le xiàyóu de cūnzhuāng.

The construction of the dam protected the downstream villages.

usage

堤坝 is a general term combining 堤 (embankment) and 坝 (dam). Both characters have the 土 (earth) radical, indicating earth structures for water control.

堤 dī

坝 bà