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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mò | mo4
English translation
desert
unconcerned
desert; aloof, cool, indifferent

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

water

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵莫

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Explanation

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

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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.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
沙漠 shāmò desert沙漠 shāmò
冷漠 lěng mò lack of regard冷漠 lěng mò
漠视 mò shì to ignore漠視
漠不关心 mò bù guān xīn not the least bit concerned漠不關心
荒漠 huāng mò barren荒漠 huāng mò
淡漠 dàn mò apathetic淡漠 dàn mò
大漠 dà mò desert大漠 dà mò
desert
漠然 mò rán indifferent漠然 mò rán
荒漠化 huāng mò huà desertification荒漠化 huāng mò huà
沙漠化 shā mò huà desertification沙漠化 shā mò huà
漠北 Mò běi Outer Mongolia (lit. north of the Gobi Desert)漠北 Mò běi
撒哈拉沙漠 Sǎ hā lā Shā mò Sahara Desert撒哈拉沙漠 Sǎ hā lā Shā mò
漠河 Mò hé Mohe county in Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区 Dà xīng ān lǐng dì qū , Heilongjiang漠河 Mò hé
塔克拉玛干沙漠 Tǎ kè lā mǎ gān Shā mò Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang塔克拉瑪干沙漠
戈壁沙漠 Gē bì Shā mò Gobi Desert戈壁沙漠 Gē bì Shā mò
腾格里沙漠 Téng gé lǐ Shā mò Tengger Desert騰格里沙漠
漠南 Mò nán Inner Mongolia (lit. south of the Gobi Desert)漠南 Mò nán
广漠 guǎng mò vast and empty廣漠
漠河县 Mò hé xiàn Mohe county in Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区 Dà xīng ān lǐng dì qū , Heilongjiang漠河縣
漠然置之 mò rán zhì zhī cold and uncaring漠然置之 mò rán zhì zhī
库姆塔格沙漠 Kù mǔ tǎ gé Shā mò Kumutage (or Kumtag) Desert, northwestern China庫姆塔格沙漠
古尔班通古特沙漠 Gǔ ěr bān tōng gǔ tè Shā mò Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang古爾班通古特沙漠

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