河堤 hédī levee Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 3 sentences 官府征调了大批夫去修建河堤。 guānfǔ zhēngdiào le dà pī fū qù xiūjiàn hédī. The government conscripted a large number of laborers to build the river embankment. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary洪水冲力太大,这段河堤终于溃了。 hóngshuǐ chōnglì tài dà, zhè duàn hédī zhōngyú kuì le. The force of the flood was too great, and this section of the riverbank finally burst. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary由于雨量过大,河堤最终被大水冲决了。 yóuyú yǔliàng guò dà, hédī zuìzhōng bèi dàshuǐ chōng jué le. The river embankment was eventually breached by the flood due to excessive rain. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary