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Definition(s) for: 残垣断壁

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
残垣断壁 cán yuán duàn bì - lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- fig. scene of devastation
- ruins

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 68,350 68,604 83,248

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
cán- to destroy
- to spoil
- to ruin
- to injure
- cruel
- oppressive
- savage
- brutal
- incomplete
- disabled
- to remain
- to survive
- remnant
- surplus
yuán- wall
duàn- to break
- to snap
- to cut off
- to give up or abstain from sth
- to judge
- (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
- definitely
- decidedly
- wall
- rampart

Other Words Containing 残垣断壁

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
残垣断壁 - - 68,350 68,604 83,248