ragged; tattered (clothing)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
ragged; tattered (of clothing); worn out
literaryA literary idiom, often used in the set phrase "衣衫蓝缕" to describe someone dressed in rags. It describes a state of poverty or hardship.
Tā他
cóng从
zhàn战
chǎng场
guī归
lái来
，
yī衣
shān衫
lán蓝
lǚ缕
，
miàn面
róng容
qiáo憔
cuì悴
。
He returned from the battlefield, his clothes ragged and his face haggard.
Tàn探
xiǎn险
duì队
yuán员
men们
lì历
jīng经
jiān艰
xiǎn险
，
yī衣
shān衫
lán蓝
lǚ缕
dì地
zǒu走
chū出
le了
cóng丛
lín林
。
The explorers went through many hardships and walked out of the jungle in tattered clothes.
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Nà那
ge个
nàn难
mín民
yī衣
shān衫
lán蓝
lǚ缕
，
zài在
hán寒
fēng风
zhōng中
sè瑟
sè瑟
fā发
dǒu抖
。
The refugee, dressed in rags, was shivering in the cold wind.