- lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- fig. scene of devastation
- ruins
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- scene of devastation
- ruins
This usage describes a location that has been severely damaged or destroyed, often implying a sense of loss or desolation.
After the war, the city turned into a scene of devastation.
After the natural disaster, there was nothing left but ruins.
This meaning refers to the physical remnants of buildings or structures that are no longer intact, usually due to age or destruction.
The ancient temple has become ruins.
We visited many historical ruins during our trip.
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cán yuán bài bì残垣败壁scene of devastationmǎn mù满目cán yuán bài bì残垣败壁a view of complete destructionliú xià留下cán yuán bài bì残垣败壁to leave behind ruinsyǎn qián眼前de的cán yuán bài bì残垣败壁the ruins before one's eyescán yuán bài bì残垣败壁zhòng dì中的gū dú孤独loneliness amidst the devastationlì shǐ历史de的cán yuán bài bì残垣败壁historical ruinschéng shì城市de的cán yuán bài bì残垣败壁ruined walls of the cityyóu由cán yuán bài bì残垣败壁gòu chéng构成de的jǐng xiàng景象a landscape made of ruinslín jìn临近cán yuán bài bì残垣败壁near the ruinsjiàn zhèng见证cán yuán bài bì残垣败壁to witness the devastationtàn fǎng探访cán yuán bài bì残垣败壁to visit the ruins