连拱坝 liángǒngbà multiple-arch dam Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 连 連 lián adverb successively in succession; one after another; repeatedly拱坝 拱壩 gǒngbà arch dam A dam constructed as a curve upstream so that the force of the water is supported by the canyon walls. Often built from concrete or stone.