废墟

廢墟

fèixū

noun HSK 7-9 #8,245

Measure Word

一片废墟 piàn

Meanings

1 ruins
2 rubble
3 debris

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

地震后，城市变成了一片废墟。

Dìzhèn hòu, chéngshì biànchéng le yípiàn fèixū.

After the earthquake, the city was reduced to ruins.

HSK 6

考古学家在废墟中发现了文物。

Kǎogǔxuéjiā zài fèixū zhōng fāxiàn le wénwù.

Archaeologists discovered cultural relics in the ruins.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 墟 (ruin; old site) with 虚 (empty; void). Same pronunciation, different meanings - only 墟.

Stroke Order

废 fèi

墟 xū