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三峡大坝

Sān xiá Dà bàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
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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:

三峽大壩 三峡大坝 [San1 xia2 Da4 ba4] /Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River/

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Other forms in these source records: 三峽大壩

  • 三
    sān

    three / 3

    Sān

    surname San

  • 峡
    xiá

    gorge

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 坝
    bà

    (used in place names) plain / flatland / (dialect) sandbar / shoal / dam / dike / embankment / CL:條|条[tiáo]

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