cán
piān
duàn
jiǎn

idiom
literary

Meaning of 残篇断简

残篇断简 means fragmentary manuscripts; incomplete texts. Pronounced cán piān duàn jiǎn.

  • fragmentary manuscripts; incomplete texts

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
xiē
chū
de
cán
piān
duàn
jiǎn
duì
yán
jiū
dài
shǐ
wéi
zhòng
yào
 

These unearthed fragmentary manuscripts are extremely important for the study of ancient history.

Liú
chuán
xià
lái
de
zhǐ
yǒu
xiē
cán
piān
duàn
jiǎn
 
men
jīng
zhī
yuán
zuò
de
quán
mào
 

Only some scattered fragments have been passed down; we can no longer know the complete picture of the original work.

shēng
zhì
zhěng
zhè
xiē
cán
piān
duàn
jiǎn
 
shì
huán
yuán
rén
de
xiǎng
 

He devoted his life to collating these fragmentary texts, attempting to reconstruct the thoughts of the ancients.