dilapidated; ruined; in decline
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
dilapidated; broken-down; in ruins
Describes things or places that are broken, damaged, or in a state of decay due to age or neglect.
Shān山
shàng上
de的
xiǎo小
miào庙
yǐ已
jīng经
pò破
bài败
bù不
kān堪
。
The small temple on the mountain is already utterly dilapidated.
Zhè这
dòng栋
pò破
bài败
de的
lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
hěn很
jiǔ久
méi没
rén人
zhù住
le了
。
No one has lived in this dilapidated old house for a long time.
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Zhàn战
zhēng争
guò过
hòu后
，
chéng城
shì市
zhǐ只
shèng剩
xià下
pò破
bài败
de的
jiē街
dào道
。
After the war, only ruined streets remained in the city.
verb
to go to ruin; to decline; to become destitute
Describes a process of decline, often of a family, business, or nation, from a prosperous state to a ruined one.
Tā他
jiā家
céng曾
jīng经
xiǎn显
hè赫
yī一
shí时
，
hòu后
lái来
pò破
bài败
le了
。
His family was once prominent, but later it went into decline.
Zhè这
jiā家
bǎi百
nián年
lǎo老
diàn店
yīn因
wéi为
jīng经
yíng营
bù不
shàn善
ér而
pò破
bài败
。
This century-old shop went into ruin due to poor management.
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Nà那
ge个
huī辉
huáng煌
de的
wáng王
cháo朝
zuì最
zhōng终
pò破
bài败
le了
。
That glorious dynasty eventually fell into ruin.