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残骸 — meaning in English

cán hái

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English meaning

  • debris noun Scattered pieces of wreckage, rubble, or litter left after something is destroyed or broken apart.
  • wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.
  • wreckage noun The broken remains or debris left after something, such as a vehicle or building, has been destroyed.

Senses

残骸 is used for these senses in English:

  • debris Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
  • wreck The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.
  • wreckage Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.

wreck — full definition

  1. noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.
  2. noun Informal: a person who is in a very poor physical or emotional state.
  3. verb To destroy or badly damage something.

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