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The Chinese word shamo - 沙漠 - shāmò
(desert in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
shāmò
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English translation
desert
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The traditional Chinese characters of shāmò are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 沙漠 ( shamo / shāmò ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Luotuo keyi zai shamo li zou hen duo tian.
Luòtuo kěyǐ zài shāmò li zǒu hěn duō tiān.– English translation: Camels can walk through the desert for many days.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
sand | few | water
沙漠 ( shamo / shāmò ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 470)
沙漠 ( shamo / shāmò ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 470)
Chinese words containing the word 沙漠 ( shamo / shāmò ) :
Gē bì shāmò ( 戈壁沙漠 : Desert of Gobi )
More words that mean desert in Chinese
mò ( 漠 )
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