坝区

English translation: valley terrace/lowland

07:31 Jul 18, 2011

Chinese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Geography

Chinese term or phrase: 坝区

又名坝子，是我国云贵高原上的局部平原的地方名称。主要分布于山间盆地、河谷沿岸和山麓地带。坝上地势平坦，气候温和，土壤肥沃，灌溉便利，是云贵高原上农业兴盛、人口稠密的经济中心。云南省约有1100多个坝子，坝子的耕地占全省耕地面积的三分之一以上。。。。。。位于高山的山麓，是由山麓冲积扇连结而成的山麓平原。如大理坝子、下关坝子等。

Carol C.W. CHUNG KudoZ activity Questions: 228 (4 open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 69
Local time: 20:24

English translation:valley terrace/lowland

Explanation:
云贵高原的地理特点是高山+峡谷+高山+...，所谓坝区指的是随河流分布的低海拔河谷地带，也就是山脚靠近河流的狭长地带，有的地方很平坦，有的地方有缓坡。这不是平原。俺是云南人，清楚这一点。

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Note added at 1 day20 hrs (2011-07-20 04:01:39 GMT)
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坝区与山区相对

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Note added at 1 day20 hrs (2011-07-20 04:18:07 GMT)
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坝子指的是山间盆地(basin)，通常四面有山围着，与坝区是两个不同的概念。

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Shang
China
Local time: 20:24

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Summary of answers provided

5 +1

valley terrace/lowland

Shang

the dam area

Sherwin Zhou

5 -1

Plain

GY Ren

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

7 hrs confidence:

the dam area

Explanation:
坝子： dam
坝区： dam area

Sherwin Zhou
China
Local time: 20:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese

12 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Plain

Explanation:
这个再查查新华字典就知道了：
坝：
平地〖flatland;plain〗
君家水茄白银色,殊胜坝里紫彭亨。——黄庭坚《谢杨履道》
又如:坝子(中国西南地区称平地或平原);坪坝;晒坝

这里是地理名词，译成dam可是真的错了！不是水库啊！

GY Ren
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:24
Native speaker of:

Chinese,

English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

disagree

Sherwin Zhou: dam不是你认为的“水库”，而是挡水的平地；坝子的本意是高出水边的平地，即原文的“河谷沿岸”并进而指“山间盆地、山麓地带”的平地；译文plain可以，但plain的面积范围明显大于dam;如果plain可以凑乎着用，那么dam应该比plain更精确。否则就不需要说云南有1100个坝子了。欢迎同仁争鸣，但我真的想说“dam是坝子，不是水库啊！"不好意思，首次点击不同意，纯属礼尚往来！姐姐，咱以后在发言中只提出自己的翻译和理由，不要顺带批评别人的好吗？哪个好，让提问者自己挑选好吗？否则我幼小的心灵很受伤唉！

17 hrs

-> 没有关系，大家学习。我同意这个解释的，我在回答时也查到的。但是认为译成dam很容易被老外误解。因为’坝子‘是个很中国式的名词。虽然plain比较大众化，但是不容易产生误解。

1 day 20 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

valley terrace/lowland

Shang
China
Local time: 20:24
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

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