The Chinese word for desert is
沙漠
shā mò
Chinese Definition
| desert |
| 1. 名词. 沙漠、荒漠 | |
| Components |
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| 沙 |
| 1. Variant of 砂 | |
| 漠 |
| 1. desert | |
| 2. aloof; indifferent | |
| 3. the number 10 | |
Translations for 漠 and their definitions
| 變節 |
| 1. v. to defect; to betray; to change sides politically or religiously | |
| 沙漠 |
| 1. n. desert (barren area) | |
| 戈壁 沙漠 - Gobi Desert | |
| 撒哈拉 沙漠 - Sahara Desert | |
| 2. n. (specifically) erg; sand sea | |
| 遺棄 |
| 1. v. to abandon; to desert | |
| 变节 |
| 1. Simplified form of 變節 | |
| 遗弃 |
| 1. Simplified form of 遺棄 | |
| 叛離 |
| 1. v. to betray; to desert | |
| 叛离 |
| 1. Simplified form of 叛離 | |
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