堤防 dīfáng dike Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents dīfáng dike 堤 dī dike dike; embankment; levee; a long wall or barrier built to prevent flooding from a river or the sea防 fáng embankment (bound form) A structure built to hold back water, such as a dike or damdīfáng to guard against 堤 dī dike dike; embankment; levee; a long wall or barrier built to prevent flooding from a river or the sea防 fáng verb to guard against To take precautions against; to prevent or be on the lookout for something undesirable