Definition & Meaning

1.dilapidated; ruined; tumbledown; destroyed

2.be on the decline; be at the wane

pò bài

破 败

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1
adj.dilapidated; ruined; tumbledown; destroyed
- nà zuò chéng bǎo yǐ pò bài bù kān
  那座城堡已破败不堪。
  The castle is now in a dreadful state of dilapidation.
- yì rì xiāo tiáo pò bài de jǐng xiàng dàng rán wú cún
  异日萧条破败的景象荡然无存。
  The desolate scene in the former days has all gone.
synonym
pò sǔn破损 tuí bài颓败 cán bài残败
2
v.be on the decline; be at the wane
- gōng sī gāng chéng lì bù jiǔ jiù pò bài le
  公司刚成立不久就破败了。
  The company went into a decline soon after its establishment.
synonym
shuāi bài衰败 shuāi wēi衰微 tuí bài颓败

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