ruined walls; dilapidated buildings
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
ruined walls and broken ramps; describing the scene of collapsed and dilapidated buildings
literaryOften used to describe the aftermath of war, natural disasters, or long-term neglect. Variants include 残垣断壁 and 断壁残垣.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
dào到
chù处
dōu都
shì是
duàn断
yuán垣
cán残
bì壁
。
After the war, this city was full of ruined walls everywhere.
Zhè这
zuò座
fèi废
qì弃
de的
gōng工
chǎng厂
rú如
jīn今
zhǐ只
shèng剩
duàn断
yuán垣
cán残
bì壁
。
This abandoned factory now has nothing left but dilapidated ruins.
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Dì地
zhèn震
jiāng将
yuán原
běn本
měi美
lì丽
de的
cūn村
zhuāng庄
biàn变
chéng成
le了
yī一
piàn片
duàn断
yuán垣
cán残
bì壁
。
The earthquake turned the originally beautiful village into a scene of ruined walls.