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紫坪铺水库

Zǐ píng pū Shuǐ kùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Zipingpu Dam, Sichuan
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

紫坪鋪水庫 紫坪铺水库 [Zi3 ping2 pu1 Shui3 ku4] /Zipingpu Dam, Sichuan/

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Other forms in these source records: 紫坪鋪水庫

  • 紫
    zǐ

    purple / violet

  • 坪
    píng

    a plain / ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan)

  • 铺
    pù

    store / plank bed / place to sleep / shop / (old) relay station

    pū

    to spread / to display / to set up / (old) holder for door-knocker

  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 库
    kù

    warehouse / storehouse / (file) library

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.