残骸 (cán hái) — wreckage (of a vehicle, plane, ship, etc.); remains; bones (of a dead person or animal)

Definition

Examples

• 搜救队在山上发现了飞机残骸。
  Sōu jiù duì zài shān shàng fā xiàn le fēi jī cán hái.
  The rescue team found the plane wreckage on the mountain.
• 火灾过后，建筑只剩下一堆残骸。
  Huǒ zāi guò hòu, jiàn zhù zhī shèng xià yì duī cán hái.
  After the fire, only a pile of wreckage remained from the building.
• 考古学家挖掘出了古代动物的残骸。
  Kǎo gǔ xué jiā wā jué chū le gǔ dài dòng wù de cán hái.
  Archaeologists excavated the remains of ancient animals.