沙漠

shā mò

CL 片 piàn

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Common

Definitions

1. desert

Word relationships

Related words

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• 沙地 shā dì 沙地 shā dì sandy beach or river bank Desert area with more sand than rock: sandy beach or river bank

Usage notes

Collocations

Common measure words: 一片沙漠 (a stretch of desert). Avoid using 个.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with 沙滩 (shātān, beach) which is a sandy shore, not a barren desert.

Example Sentences

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沙漠 中出现了幻影。

A mirage appeared in the desert.

这片 沙漠 人烟稀少。

This desert is sparsely populated.

勘探队正在 沙漠 里勘探石油。

The prospecting team is exploring for oil in the desert.

那片 沙漠 非常广阔。

That stretch of desert is very vast.

他们穿越了 沙漠 。

They traversed the desert.

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Words Containing 沙漠

• 古尔班通古特沙漠 古尔班通古特沙漠 gǔ ěr bān tōng gǔ tè shā mò: Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
• 塔克拉玛干沙漠 塔克拉玛干沙漠 tǎ kè lā mǎ gān shā mò: Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang
• 库姆塔格沙漠 库姆塔格沙漠 kù mǔ tǎ gé shā mò: Kumutage (or Kumtag) Desert, northwestern China
• 戈壁沙漠 戈壁沙漠 gē bì shā mò: Gobi Desert
• 撒哈拉沙漠 撒哈拉沙漠 sā hā lā shā mò: Sahara Desert
• 沙漠之狐 沙漠之狐 shā mò zhī hú: Desert Fox
• 沙漠化 沙漠化 shā mò huà: desertification
• 流动性大沙漠 流动性大沙漠 liú dòng xìng dà shā mò: shifting sand dunes
• 莫哈韦沙漠 莫哈韦沙漠 mò hā wéi shā mò: Mojave Desert, southwestern USA
• 鄂尔多斯沙漠 鄂尔多斯沙漠 è ěr duō sī shā mò: Ordos Desert, Inner Mongolia
• 阿法尔沙漠 阿法尔沙漠 ā fǎ ěr shā mò: Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia
• 腾格里沙漠 腾格里沙漠 téng gé lǐ shā mò: Tengger Desert

Child Words of 沙漠

• 沙 沙 shā: granule
• 漠 漠 mò: desert