废墟
Old HSK 6
废墟 (fèixū) · ruins
废墟 (fèixū) means “ruins”. It is written with 2 characters: 废 (to terminate) + 墟 (high mound). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 废墟 is built
The characters
废 fèi · to terminate
What 废 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 发fā — to issue
- 又yòu — and
墟 xū · high mound
What 墟 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 虚xū — false
- 虍hū — tiger
- 七qī — seven
- 业yè — business
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 虍hū — tiger
Example sentences
地震后，这里变成了一片废墟。Dìzhèn hòu, zhè lǐ biànchéng le yí piàn fèixū.After the earthquake, this place became a ruin.
人们在废墟上建起了新城市。Rénmen zài fèixū shàng jiànqǐ le xīn chéngshì.People built a new city on the ruins.
Questions about 废墟
What does 废墟 mean?
废墟 (fèixū) means “ruins”.
How do you pronounce 废墟?
废墟 is pronounced fèixū.
Which HSK level is 废墟?
废墟 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 废话fèihuànonsense
- 半途而废bàntú'érfèito give up halfway
- 废除fèichúto abolish
- 废寝忘食fèiqǐnwàngshíto forget food and sleep
- 作废zuòfèito become invalid
Learn 废墟 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.