沙
漠

Desert in Chinese: 沙漠 (shā mò)

shā mò

desert

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1desert

Stroke order

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沙
漠

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄚ

shā

ㄕ/ shㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄇㄛˋ

mò

ㄇ/ mㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 沙漠中有绿洲。

    shā mò zhōng yǒu lǜ zhōu。

    There is an oasis in the desert.

  • 骆驼是沙漠之舟。

    luò tuó shì shā mò zhī zhōu。

    A camel is to the desert what a ship is to the sea.

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Related words

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

沙滩

shā tān

beach

沙子

shā zi

sand

风沙

fēng shā

sand blown by wind

冷漠

lěng mò

cold and detached towards sb

漠然

mò rán

indifferent

沙龙

shā lóng

salon (loanword)

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