残垣断壁

yī zuò yǐ huà wéi cán yuán duàn bì de piào liang jiàn zhù

一座已化为残垣断壁的漂亮建筑

a beautiful building reduced to rubble

dì zhèn guò hòu quán chéng dào chù shì cán yuán duàn bì

地震过后，全城到处是残垣断壁。

An earthquake left the whole city in ruins.

lǎo mò fáng xiàn zài zhǐ shèng yī diǎn cán yuán duàn bì le

老磨坊现在只剩一点残垣断壁了。

The old mill is now little more than a ruin.

yuán xiān nà suǒ fáng zi de cán yuán duàn bì réng rán hái zài

原先那所房子的残垣断壁仍然还在。

Some remains of the original house still stand.