duàn
jiǎn
cán
biān

idiom
literary

Meaning of 断简残篇

断简残篇 means fragmentary ancient texts; incomplete literary remains. Pronounced duàn jiǎn cán biān.

  • fragmentary ancient texts; incomplete literary remains

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
běn
shū
jīng
guò
zhàn
huǒ
 
zhǐ
shèng
xià
xiē
duàn
jiǎn
cán
biān
 

After the war, only some fragmentary pages of this book remain.

Yán
jiū
duàn
shǐ
hěn
kùn
nan
 
yīn
wèi
xiāng
guān
de
zǎi
dōu
jīng
shì
duàn
jiǎn
cán
biān
le
 

Researching that period of history is difficult because the relevant records are all fragmentary remains.

Kǎo
xué
jiā
cóng
zhè
xiē
duàn
jiǎn
cán
biān
zhōng
pīn
còu
chū
le
fen
de
yuán
mào
 

Archaeologists pieced together part of the original appearance of the ancient texts from these fragmentary bamboo slips.