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沙漠 (shā mò): Desert (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

沙漠 consists of 2 characters.

sand; fine, granular particles

desert; vast, empty; indifferent

How to Use 沙漠 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 沙漠 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

guǎng广

kuò阔

de的

shā沙

mò漠

neutral

vast desert

shā沙

mò漠

dì地

qū区

neutral

desert area

Verb + Objectwith穿越

chuān穿

yuè越

shā沙

mò漠

Measure Word + Nounwith片

yī一

piàn片

shā沙

mò漠

Noun + Suffixwith化

shā沙

mò漠

huà化

formal

desertification

Example Sentences with 沙漠

shā沙

mò漠

lǐ里

méi没

yǒu有

shuǐ水

。

neutral

cross the desert

neutral

a stretch of desert

There is no water in the desert.

zhè这

piàn片

guǎng广

mào袤

de的

shā沙

mò漠

zài在

xī夕

yáng阳

xià下

chéng呈

xiàn现

chū出

zhuàng壮

lì丽

de的

chéng橙

hóng红

sè色

。

This vast desert presents a magnificent orange-red color under the sunset.

nǐ你

zhēn真

de的

dǎ打

suàn算

dú独

zì自

chuān穿

yuè越

nà那

piàn片

wēi危

xiǎn险

de的

shā沙

mò漠

ma吗

？

Are you really planning to cross that dangerous desert alone?

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luò骆

tuó驼

néng能

zài在

shā沙

mò漠

zhōng中

háng行

zǒu走

hěn很

zhǎng长

shí时

jiān间

。

Camels can walk for a long time in the desert.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

qù去

guò过

shā沙

mò漠

，

suǒ所

suī虽

rán然

shā沙

mò漠

kàn看

sì似

huāng荒

liáng凉

，

shā沙

mò漠

de的

qì气

hòu候

fēi非

cháng常

gān干

zào燥

wǒ我

men们

jì计

huà划

xià下

gè个

yuè月

qù去

shā沙

mò

yǐ

以

duì对

nà那

lǐ里

de的

huán环

jìng境

yì一

wú无

suǒ所

zhī知

。

He has never been to a desert, so he knows nothing about the environment there.

què

却

yùn蕴

cáng藏

zhe着

dú独

tè特

de的

shēng生

tài态

xì系

tǒng统

。

Although the desert appears desolate, it harbors a unique ecosystem.

，

bái白

tiān天

hěn很

rè热

，

wǎn晚

shàng上

hěn很

lěng冷

。

The climate in the desert is very dry, with hot days and cold nights.

漠

lù露

yíng营

，

tǐ体

yàn验

xīng星

kōng空

xià下

de的

yè夜

wǎn晚

。

We plan to go camping in the desert next month to experience the night under the stars.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 沙漠.

Words with 沙

沙发shā fāHSK 4
沙子shā zi
沙滩shā tān
沙砾shā lì
沙鸥shā ōu
沙龙shā lóng
风沙fēng shā

Words with 漠

冷漠lěng mò
漠然mò rán