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残骸

殘骸
cánhái
noun #8,007

Measure Word

一具残骸 jù

Meanings

  1. 1 wreckage; debris
  2. 2 remains (of a body or vehicle)

Characters

残
cán
incomplete; damaged;残余 remnant
骸
hái
bones; skeleton; remains
Damaged remains — used for wreckage of vehicles, buildings, or corpses.

Examples

搜救队在海底发现了飞机残骸。
Sōujiùduì zài hǎidǐ fāxiàn le fēijī cánhái.
The search and rescue team found the plane wreckage on the seabed.
爆炸后到处都是残骸。
Bàozhà hòu dàochù dōu shì cánhái.
After the explosion, there was wreckage everywhere.
考古学家发掘出了古代人的残骸。
Kǎogǔ xuéjiā fājué chū le gǔdài rén de cánhái.
Archaeologists unearthed the remains of ancient people.

Tips

usage
残骸 can refer to both mechanical wreckage (飞机残骸 plane wreckage, 汽车残骸 car wreckage) and human/animal remains. Context determines the meaning.

Stroke Order

残 cán
骸 hái