How to say “ruins” in Chinese
ruins, ancient site
“Ruins” in Chinese is 遗址, yí zhǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
遗址 is read yí zhǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”; inside, 贵 “expensive”: dropping something valuable on the road.
On the left, 土 “earth”; on the right, 止 zhǐ hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “遗址”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 遗址. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 考古人员发现了一处遗址kǎogǔrényuánfāxiànleyíchùyízhǐArchaeologists discovered an ancient site.
More words from the lesson “Excavations and relics”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ruins” in Chinese?
“Ruins” in Chinese is 遗址, pinyin yízhǐ.
What does 遗址 mean?
遗址 (yízhǐ) means “ruins, ancient site”.
How do you write 遗址?
遗址 is 2 characters: 遗 (yí) — lose; leave behind; 址 (zhǐ) — site, address. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 遗址?
遗址 is read yízhǐ. Tones: yí — second tone, zhǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“ruins” in the lesson “Excavations and relics”
This word is from the topic “China’s history and traditions” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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