<p>毁灭 = 'to destroy'</p>
<p>'ruined' here is an adjective that means '毁灭了的/ <strong>残破的</strong>'</p>
<p>'<strong>ruined world</strong>' = 毁灭了的世界/ <strong>残破的世界</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Explore a beautiful, vast, and ruined world riddled with dangers and <strong>lost</strong> technologies.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>探索一个美丽(的)，广阔而残破(的)，充满危险和失落(的)科技的世界。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The term 'lost technologies' is usually translated as 失落的科技 or 遗失的科技. '丢失' is more suitable for a recent event; 失落的/ 遗失的 is more suitable for a distant event</p>
<p>Either 残破的世界 or 破败的世界 is better than 毁灭的世界</p>
<ul>
<li><p>美丽的世界</p>
</li>
<li><p>广阔而残破的世界</p>
</li>
<li><p>充满危险和遗失的科技的世界</p>
</li>
<li><p>探索一个美丽，广阔而残破，充满危险和遗失科技的世界。</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>When putting the three above phrases together to form a single sentence, you can just keep the last 的 and omit the rest. The  的 before 世界 serves as the adjectival marker for all the adjectives in this sentence</p>
<p>More example:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>好看的车</p>
</li>
<li><p>贵价的车</p>
</li>
<li><p>全新的车</p>
</li>
<li><p>好看，贵价，全新的车</p>
</li>
</ul>

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2021-01-04T03:43:30.743Z
Oh wow, thank you for the word suggestion and such a thorough breakdown!

I didn't know that about putting adjectives together. I thought the sentence looked a little funny but didn't know why.
furrygecko
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Thank you for the additional example!
furrygecko
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@furrygecko 好看的，贵价的，全新的车 is also grammatical. You can keep all the 的 if you want to emphasize each adjective individually.
Tang Ho
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I will keep that in mind when I try again!
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Tang Ho
<p>I am trying to translate this sentence:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>After consulting Google Translate, this is what I came up with:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>探索一个美丽，充满危险和丢失的科技，广阔而<strong>毁灭</strong>的世界。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Is &quot;毁灭&quot; the best term to use here? I found a lot of translations for &quot;ruined&quot; (such as &quot;废墟&quot; &amp; &quot;破败&quot;) and I'm not sure which one is appropriate in this context.</p>

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Among the three, maybe 破败 is best.
fefe
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2021-01-05T02:09:45.547Z
废土 is a concise translation of “the ruined world”, such as the world in the game fallout.
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Is "毁灭" the best word to use here?
# Is "毁灭" the best word to use here?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-01-04)

I am trying to translate this sentence:

> Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

After consulting Google Translate, this is what I came up with:

> 探索一个美丽，充满危险和丢失的科技，广阔而**毁灭**的世界。

Is "毁灭" the best term to use here? I found a lot of translations for "ruined" (such as "废墟" & "破败") and I'm not sure which one is appropriate in this context.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Among the three, maybe 破败 is best.  
> **username_2**: 废土 is a concise translation of “the ruined world”, such as the world in the game fallout.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2021-01-04. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

毁灭 = 'to destroy'

'ruined' here is an adjective that means '毁灭了的/ **残破的**'

'**ruined world**' = 毁灭了的世界/ **残破的世界**

> Explore a beautiful, vast, and ruined world riddled with dangers and **lost** technologies.

> 探索一个美丽(的)，广阔而残破(的)，充满危险和失落(的)科技的世界。

The term 'lost technologies' is usually translated as 失落的科技 or 遗失的科技. '丢失' is more suitable for a recent event; 失落的/ 遗失的 is more suitable for a distant event

Either 残破的世界 or 破败的世界 is better than 毁灭的世界

* 美丽的世界
* 广阔而残破的世界
* 充满危险和遗失的科技的世界
* 探索一个美丽，广阔而残破，充满危险和遗失科技的世界。

When putting the three above phrases together to form a single sentence, you can just keep the last 的 and omit the rest. The 的 before 世界 serves as the adjectival marker for all the adjectives in this sentence

More example:

* 好看的车
* 贵价的车
* 全新的车
* 好看，贵价，全新的车

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Oh wow, thank you for the word suggestion and such a thorough breakdown!  I didn't know that about putting adjectives together. I thought the sentence looked a little funny but didn't know why.  
> **username_0**: Thank you for the additional example!  
> **username_3**: @username_0 好看的，贵价的，全新的车 is also grammatical. You can keep all the 的 if you want to emphasize each adjective individually.  
> **username_0**: I will keep that in mind when I try again!  

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