bà

Traditional: 垻

HSK 7–9

坝 (bà) is a Chinese word meaning “(used in place names) plain; flatland; (dialect) sandbar; shoal”.

Meanings

  1. 1(used in place names) plain; flatland
  2. 2(dialect) sandbar; shoal
Part of speech
noun

Related words

水坝dam大坝dam坝dam堤坝dam冰坝freezing blockage土坝earth dam拦河坝a dam across a river拱坝an arch dam沙坝a sandbank溃坝(of a dam) to be breached; to burst院坝(dialect) courtyard三峡大坝Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River

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