沙坪坝

Traditional form:

沙坪壩

Pinyin (reading):

Shāpíngbà

Definitions:

• Shapingba, a district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Characters:

• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 坪 - plain; level ground
• 坝 - embankment; dam

Traditional characters:

• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 坪 - plain; level ground
• 壩 - embankment; dam