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沙漠 (shā mò): desert

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
desert
Characters
2
Part of speech
noun
HSK level
HSK 5

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  • desert

Chinese explanation

  • 地面完全被沙覆盖、气候干燥、缺少水和植物的大片地区,例如中国的塔克拉玛干沙漠。也常用来比喻荒凉、人烟稀少或没有生机的地方。

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Example sentences

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The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world; it's extremely hot during the day but very cold at night.

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In recent years, people have been planting trees in the desert, hoping to stop the desert from continuing to expand.

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Getting lost in the desert is very dangerous, so tourists must bring enough water and a map.

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I have never seen a real desert; I've only seen the endless sand dunes in movies.

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