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沙漠 shāmò

沙漠 shāmò Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 沙漠 shāmò .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shāmò | sha1 mo4
English translation
desert
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Traditional form

沙漠 shāmò

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 沙漠 shāmò

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Shā

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and shǎo represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shǎo

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵少

Number of Strokes

7

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵莫

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 沙漠 shāmò

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那些 nà xiē rén 沿着 yán zhe 沙漠 shāmò 小道 xiǎo dào zǒu le shǔ .

The men had followed desert trails for days.

人家 rénjiā dōu shuì 骆驼 luò tuo shì 沙漠 shāmò zhī zhōu .

People call the camel a boat on the desert.

骆驼 luò tuo bèi 认为 rènwéi shì 沙漠之 zhōu .

A camel is known as the ship of the desert.

zài 尼日尔 Ní rì ěr de 泰内 Léi 沙漠 shāmò Zhōng , Zhāng 滑翔伞 huá xiáng sǎn zài 沙丘 shā qiū shǎng tóu xià le 影子 yǐngzi .

A paraglider casts a shadow over the dunes of Niger's T é n é r é desert.

我们 wǒmen Chéng 卡车 kǎchē 横穿 héng chuān 沙漠 shāmò .

We traverse the desert by truck.

沙漠 shāmò Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 沙漠 shāmò and their own compounds.

沙漠 shāmò Compounds

See all 18 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 沙漠 shāmò in their composition.

  • Shā
    • shā , shā , shā , suō , shā , , , xx , suō , shā , , , , , , , 髿,
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