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Definition
Dam; a barrier built on rivers or lakes to impound and control water.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a physical structure built to block water flow, often used in the context of civil engineering or geography. While it is a standard term, it is less common in casual daily conversation unless discussing specific locations or infrastructure projects. It is frequently paired with 堤 to form the compound 堤壩 to describe the entire embankment system.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
