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断壁残垣

Word · NounTraditional斷壁殘垣

dilapidated walls; scene of devastation

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

collapsed walls and ruins; a scene of devastation

literary

常与“破败不堪”、“满目疮痍”等词语连用。用于书面语,描绘荒凉、衰败的景象。

Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
 ,
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
yī一
piàn片
duàn断
bì壁
cán残
yuán垣
 。

After the war, the entire village was left with nothing but collapsed walls and ruins.

Zǒu走
jìn进
zhè这
zuò座
bèi被
yí遗
qì弃
de的
gǔ古
sì寺
 ,
dào到
chù处
shì是
duàn断
bì壁
cán残
yuán垣
 ,
sù诉
shuō说
zhe着
xī昔
rì日
de的
huī辉
huáng煌
 。

Entering this abandoned ancient temple, there were dilapidated walls everywhere, telling of its past glory.

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Zhèn震
hòu后
de的
fèi废
xū墟
shàng上
 ,
duàn断
bì壁
cán残
yuán垣
chù触
mù目
jīng惊
xīn心
 。

In the post-earthquake ruins, the sight of the collapsed walls was shocking.