cán
biān
duàn
jiǎn

idiom
literary

Meaning of 残编断简

残编断简 means fragmentary ancient texts; incomplete documents. Pronounced cán biān duàn jiǎn.

  • fragmentary ancient texts; incomplete documents

Definitions & Examples

Kǎo
xué
jiā
cóng
zhōng
jué
chū
xiē
cán
biān
duàn
jiǎn
 

Archaeologists unearthed some fragmentary ancient texts from the ancient tomb.

Guān
zhè
cháo
dài
de
shǐ
 
jīn
zhǐ
shèng
xià
xiē
cán
biān
duàn
jiǎn
 

All that remains of this dynasty's history now are some scattered and incomplete records.

Zhè
xiē
cán
biān
duàn
jiǎn
shì
yán
jiū
dài
xiǎng
de
zhòng
yào
cái
liào
 

These fragmentary texts are important materials for studying ancient thought.