How to say “desert” in Chinese
desert
“Desert” in Chinese is 沙漠, shā mò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
沙漠 is read shā mò: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 少 “little”. In 沙发 it only gives the sound: “sofa”.
On the left, 氵 “water”; on the right, 莫 mò hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “沙漠”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 沙漠. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你去过沙漠吗？nǐqùguoshāmòmaHave you ever been to a desert?
- 我们要防止土地变成沙漠wǒmenyàofángzhǐtǔdìbiànchéngshāmòWe must not let the land turn into desert.
- 他们在沙漠里发现了一块化石tāmenzàishāmòlifāxiànleyíkuàihuàshíThey found a fossil in the desert.
More words from the lesson “Rivers, lakes, deserts”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “desert” in Chinese?
“Desert” in Chinese is 沙漠, pinyin shāmò.
What does 沙漠 mean?
沙漠 (shāmò) means “desert”.
How do you write 沙漠?
沙漠 is 2 characters: 沙 (shā) — sand; 漠 (mò) — desert; indifferent. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 沙漠?
沙漠 is read shāmò. Tones: shā — first tone, mò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“desert” in the lesson “Rivers, lakes, deserts”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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