Chinese

沙漠

/ʂä⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
desert (barren area)
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese沙 “sand (Classifier: 粒 c mn)”
    • ideaChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • ideaChinese少 “few; little in number; less; not many”
  • characterChinese漠 “desert”
    • soundChinese莫 “none; nothing; not anything”

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