completely destroyed; not a tile left; razed
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
not a single tile remains; (of buildings) completely destroyed or razed
literaryUsed to describe buildings or structures that have been completely destroyed, often by fire, war, earthquake, or other disasters. Can function as predicate or attributive modifier.
Dà大
huǒ火
guò过
hòu后
，
zhè这
zuò座
bǎi百
nián年
gǔ古
sì寺
piàn片
wǎ瓦
wú无
cún存
。
After the fire, not a single tile remained of this century-old ancient temple.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
shǐ使
de得
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
jī几
hū乎
piàn片
wǎ瓦
wú无
cún存
。
The war reduced this city to rubble, leaving almost nothing standing.
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Piàn片
wǎ瓦
wú无
cún存
de的
fèi废
xū墟
shàng上
，
rén人
men们
kāi开
shǐ始
chóng重
jiàn建
jiā家
yuán园
。
On the ruins where not a tile remained, people began to rebuild their homes.