堤
dī
#2,459 most
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embankment
noun
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
堤 pairs 土, earth, with 是 shì as the sound part, sharing the rhyme. Earth points to the first meaning, a structure that blocks water. It then came to mean dike and embankment.
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Example Sentences
我们去公园的堤上散步吧。
wǒmen qù gōngyuán de dīshàng sànbù bā 。
Let's go for a walk on the embankment in the park.
这个堤保护了村庄免受洪水的影响。
zhègè dī bǎohù le cūnzhuāng miǎn shòu hóngshuǐ de yǐngxiǎng 。
This embankment protects the village from the effects of flooding.
春天的时候，堤上会开很多花。
chūntiān de shíhòu ， dīshàng huì kāi hěnduō huā 。
In spring, many flowers bloom on the embankment.
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