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墟 xū

high mound; hilly countryside; wasteland

Strokes
14
Level
HSK 6
Radical
土
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 土虚 ⿰土虚

Memory hint: earth

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  1. 地震过后，这里只剩下一片废墟。
    Dìzhèn guòhòu, zhèlǐ zhǐ shèngxià yí piàn fèixū.
    After the earthquake, only a stretch of ruins remained here.
    earthquake after, here only remain one (measure) ruins
  2. 这座城市怎么变成了一片废墟？
    Zhè zuò chéngshì zěnme biànchéngle yí piàn fèixū?
    How did this city turn into ruins?
    this (measure) city how become (particle) one (measure) ruins (question)
  3. 我们去那片废墟看看吧。
    Wǒmen qù nà piàn fèixū kànkan ba.
    Let's go look at those ruins.
    we go that (measure) ruins look-look (suggestion)
  4. 那座古城并没有完全变成废墟。
    Nà zuò gǔchéng bìng méiyǒu wánquán biànchéng fèixū.
    That ancient city hasn't completely turned into ruins.
    that (measure) ancient-city not (particle) not-have completely become ruins
  5. 在那片废墟之中，考古学家发现了许多文物。
    Zài nà piàn fèixū zhīzhōng, kǎogǔ xuéjiā fāxiànle xǔduō wénwù.
    Among those ruins, archaeologists discovered many artifacts.
    at that (measure) ruins in, archaeology scientist discover (particle) many artifact

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