ruined site; former location
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
site of a ruined building; former location of a destroyed structure
literaryA formal, literary term used to refer to the former location of buildings or structures that have been destroyed or fallen into ruin.
Zhè这
lǐ里
shì是
Qīng清
dài代
xiàn县
yá衙
men门
de的
fèi废
zhǐ址
。
This is the former site of the Qing Dynasty county yamen.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
zhè这
piàn片
fèi废
zhǐ址
xià下
fā发
xiàn现
le了
xǔ许
duō多
zhēn珍
guì贵
wén文
wù物
。
Archaeologists discovered many precious cultural relics beneath these ruins.
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Xī昔
rì日
de的
gōng宫
diàn殿
rú如
jīn今
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
yī一
piàn片
fèi废
zhǐ址
。
The palace of former days is now nothing more than a ruined site.