Chinese Word: 坝 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

坝 (Trad.: 壩)HSK 6

Pinyin: bà

English Definition: dam; dike; embankment; Classifiers: 条

Chinese Definition:
①截住河流的构筑物：拦河坝。堤坝。
②河工险要处、巩固堤防的构筑物。
③平地(多用于地名)：雁门坝(在中国四川省)。
④方言，沙滩，沙洲。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 土

Pictophonetic: 贝 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
- 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency

Similar Characters: 项

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 坝

大坝	dà bà	dam
堤坝	dī bà	dam; dike	HSK 6
水坝	shuǐ bà	dam; dike
土坝	tǔ bà	earth dam; dam of earth and rocks (as opposed to waterproof dam of clay or concrete)
拦河坝	lán hé bà	a dam across a river

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1		zhè 这 tiáo 条 xī liú 溪流 bèi 被 bà 坝 jié duàn 截断。 A stream was dammed up.
2		tā men 他们 jiàn 建 le 了 yī zuò 一座 jù dà 巨大 de 的 shuǐ bà 水坝。 They constructed a gigantic dam.