废墟

废墟 fèixū

Ruins (desolated)

废墟 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體廢墟 feixu

What 废墟 means

Ruins (desolated)

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废墟 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

废

fèi

Waste (abandon - disabled)

墟

xū

Ruins

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How to write 废墟

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废墟 in a sentence

地震过后，这里只剩下一片废墟。

Dìzhèn guòhòu, zhèlǐ zhǐ shèng xià yí piàn fèixū.

After the earthquake only ruins were left here.

他们在废墟中救出了三个人。

Tāmen zài fèixū zhōng jiù chū le sān ge rén.

They rescued three people from the rubble.

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Questions about 废墟

What does 废墟 mean in English?

废墟 is pronounced fèixū and means Ruins (desolated).

How do you pronounce 废墟?

废墟 is fèixū in pinyin — written feixu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 废墟?

废墟 is written with 2 characters: 废 (fèi) Waste (abandon - disabled), 墟 (xū) Ruins. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 废墟 written in traditional Chinese?

廢墟. The simplified form 废墟 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 廢墟 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced fèixū.

Is 废墟 an HSK word?

Yes — 废墟 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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