废墟

fèi xū

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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remains

wreckage of a vehicle or structure

Often used with 成为 (chéng wéi, to become) or 变成 (biàn chéng, to turn into): 城市变成废墟 (chéng shì biàn chéng fèi xū, the city turned into ruins).

废墟 is commonly associated with the ruins of the Old Summer Palace (圆明园, Yuán míng yuán) in Beijing, symbolizing historical destruction.

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这座废墟曾经是一座城堡。

This ruin was once a castle.

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to abolish