Chinese word

遗址

Pronunciation

Pinyinyí zhǐ

Meaning

  • nounruins

Example

我们要保护这些遗址。wǒ men yào bǎo hù zhè xiē yí zhǐ

We need to protect these ruins.

Illustration for 遗址 (ruins)

More examples

考古学家在这个遗址发现了重要的陶器。káo gǔ xué jiā zài zhè ge yí zhǐ fā xiàn le zhòng yào de táo qì

Archaeologists discovered important pottery at this archaeological site.

Core concept

A place where traces of past human life remain in or under the ground, such as walls, tools, or foundations.

Common phrases

  • 考古遗址káo gǔ yí zhǐ

    archaeological site

  • 古代遗址gǔ dài yí zhǐ

    ancient ruins

  • 历史遗址lì shǐ yí zhǐ

    historic site

Similar words

遗迹yí jì: Structures and traces from earlier times that survive on or beneath the ground.
古迹gǔ jì: A historic place or old building that has cultural value.
文物wén wù: An object from the past with historical or cultural value, often displayed in a museum.
旧址jiù zhǐ: A place where a particular building or institution once stood.

Definition in Chinese

指保留有古代或历史时期人类活动痕迹、可以进行考古发掘或研究的地点，通常包括地表或地下的遗留构造与遗物。zhǐ bǎo liú yǒu gǔ dài huò lì shǐ shí qī rén lèi huó dòng hén jì ké yǐ jìn xíng káo gǔ fā jué huò yán jiū de dì diǎn tōng cháng bāo kuò dì biǎo huò dì xià de yí liú gòu zào yǔ yí wù

Word origin

遗 (yí, "to leave behind") + 址 (zhǐ, "site") forms a word for a site marked by what earlier people left there.

Usage tips

  • The word can label a whole historical location even when walls or objects are still partly standing, so it does not require a scene of total collapse.

Other meanings

  • archaeological remainsnoun
  • historic sitenoun

Related words

  • 遗址公园yí zhǐ gōng yuánarchaeological parknoun
  • 遗址保护yí zhǐ bǎo hùsite preservationnoun

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