13 sentences

1. 大坝已经开始蓄水了。

   dà​bà yǐ​jīng kāi​shǐ xù​shuǐ le.

   The dam has already begun to store water.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 海狸正在河边修筑大坝。

   hǎi​lí zhèng​zài hé biān xiū​zhù dà​bà.

   The beaver is building a dam by the river.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 工人们拉起了大坝的闸门。

   gōng​rén men lā​qǐ le dà​bà de zhá​mén.

   The workers raised the sluice gates of the dam.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 这座大坝拦截了整条河流。

   zhè zuò dà​bà lán​jié le zhěng tiáo hé​liú.

   This dam has blocked the entire river.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 这座大坝可以用来水力发电。

   zhè zuò dà​bà kě​yǐ yòng​lái shuǐ​lì fā​diàn.

   This dam can be used for hydroelectric power generation.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 现在没人被允许靠近大坝了。

   xiàn​zài méi rén bèi yǔn​xǔ kào​jìn dà​bà le.

   No one's allowed anywhere near the dam now.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

7. 抗洪期间，政府征调民工加固堤坝。

   kàng​hóng qī​jiān, zhèng​fǔ zhēng​diào mín​gōng jiā​gù dī​bà.

   During the flood control period, the government mobilized workers to reinforce the levees.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 抢险人员正在努力排除大坝的险情。

   qiǎng​xiǎn rén​yuán zhèng​zài nǔ​lì pái​chú dà​bà de xiǎn​qíng.

   Emergency personnel are working hard to eliminate the danger to the dam.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 如果大坝决堤，下游的村庄就会遭殃。

   rú​guǒ dà​bà jué​dī, xià​yóu de cūn​zhuāng jiù huì zāo​yāng.

   If the dam breaks, the downstream villages will suffer.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 三峡大坝是世界上最大的水利枢纽工程。

    Sān​xiá dà​bà shì shì​jiè shàng zuì dà de shuǐ​lì shū​niǔ gōng​chéng.

    The Three Gorges Dam is the world's largest water conservation project.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 这座巨型水坝为整个省份提供水力发电。

    zhè zuò jù​xíng shuǐ​bà wèi zhěng gè shěng​fèn tí​gōng shuǐ​lì fā​diàn.

    This giant dam provides hydroelectric power for the entire province.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 这艘货轮正在通过三峡大坝的五级船闸。

    zhè sōu huò​lún zhèng​zài tōng​guò Sān​xiá dà​bà de wǔ jí chuán zhá.

    The freighter is passing through the five-stage ship lock of the Three Gorges Dam.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

13. 水位一直在往上升，已经快要漫过河边的堤坝了。

    shuǐ​wèi yī​zhí zài wǎng shàng shēng, yǐ​jīng kuài yào màn​guò hé​biān de dī​bà le.

    The water level has been rising and is almost about to overflow the river embankment.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary