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废墟

fèi xū · fei xu

Traditional 廢墟

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. ruins
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Ancient city

  1. Liangliang

    这里(zhèlǐ)以前(yǐqián)是(shì)一座(yīzuò)古城(gǔchéng)，现在(xiànzài)只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)废墟(fèixū)了(le)。

    This used to be an ancient city. Now only ruins remain.

  2. Dengdeng

    废墟(fèixū)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)石头(shítou)。

    There are many stones in the ruins.

  3. Leon

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)，这片(zhèpiàn)废墟(fèixū)有(yǒu)两千(liǎngqiān)年(nián)了(le)！

    My teacher said these ruins are two thousand years old!

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，有(yǒu)一只(yīzhǐ)鸟(niǎo)在(zài)废墟(fèixū)上(shàng)唱歌(chànggē)。

    Look, a bird is singing on the ruins.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，现在(xiànzài)废墟(fèixū)是(shì)它(tā)的(de)家(jiā)。

    Yes. The ruins are its home now.

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01

一(yì)连(lián)串(chuàn)的(de)爆(bào)炸(zhà)使(shǐ)实(shí)验(yàn)室(shì)成(chéng)为(wéi)废(fèi)墟(xū)。

A series of blasts reduced the laboratory to ruins.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

城(chéng)堡(bǎo)如(rú)今(jīn)已(yǐ)经(jīng)成(chéng)了(le)废(fèi)墟(xū)。

The castle is now in ruins.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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