沙漠

shā mò · sha mo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. desert
  2. CL:個 / 个 (gè)

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2 examples
01

骆(luò)驼(tuó),这(zhè)么(me)说(shuō)吧(ba),也(yě)就(jiù)是(shì)沙(shā)漠(mò)中(zhōng)的(de)船(chuán)。

A camel is, so to speak, a ship on the desert.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by frpzzd · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

地(dì)球(qiú)表(biǎo)面(miàn)的(de)三(sān)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī)是(shì)沙(shā)漠(mò)。

One third of the earth's surface is desert.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tmzg · English by Whiskkebarr · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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