Definition & Meaning

2.dyke; embankment

3.sand beach; sandbar; sandbank

4.(used in place names) flatland; plain

Words & phrases

Word usage

Characters with ba

bà

坝

Initial:bVideo guide

Final(T3):àVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

7

Traditional:

垻、壩

Level:

HSK6 NHSK 789－1 Yu Wen 3 NPCR3More

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1
n.dam
- dà bà
  大坝
  big dam
- dī bà
  堤坝
  dam
- lán hé bà
  拦河坝
  dam across a river
2
n.dyke; embankment
- dīng bà
  丁坝
  groin
- bà sào
  坝埽
  dyke
3
n.sand beach; sandbar; sandbank
- shā bà
  沙坝
  sand beach
4
n.(used in place names) flatland; plain
- shā píng bà
  沙坪坝
  Shapingba District
- yàn mén bà
  雁门坝
  a place in Sichuan Province

Words and phrases with 坝

坝顶
[word]top of a dam
坝面
[word]dam facing
坝趾
[word]toe
坝田
[word]patch of fields
坝埽
[word]spur
坝体
[word]dam body
坝槛
[word]dam sill
坝基
[word]foundation of a dyke
坝塘
[word]small reservoir in mountainous or hilly areas

Word usage

common measure word
"坝" is often matched with measure word "道".
- 一道坝
  one dam

Chinese Characters with pinyin bà

爸
dad
罢
stop; dismiss
霸
leader of an alliance of feudal lords; bully
把
grip; stem
灞
the name of a river in Shaanxi Province

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