great desert; vast desert
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
great desert; vast desert; immense sandy expanse
literaryA literary and descriptive term, often used in poetry, historical narratives, and geography to evoke a sense of vastness, desolation, or natural grandeur. It is more formal than the general term '沙漠' (shāmò).
Gǔ古
dài代
shāng商
duì队
chuān穿
yuè越
máng茫
máng茫
dà大
mò漠
，
jìn进
xíng行
mào贸
yì易
wǎng往
lái来
。
Ancient caravans crossed the boundless great desert to conduct trade.
Dà大
mò漠
gū孤
yān烟
zhí直
，
cháng长
hé河
luò落
rì日
yuán圆
。
Straight up the lone smoke rises from the great desert; a round sun sinks at the end of the long river.
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Tàn探
xiǎn险
jiā家
mí迷
shī失
zài在
le了
nà那
piàn片
sǐ死
wáng亡
zhī之
hǎi海
bān般
de的
dà大
mò漠
zhī之
zhōng中
。
The explorer was lost in that great desert, like a sea of death.
Zhè这
piàn片
dà大
mò漠
de的
qì气
hòu候
jí极
duān端
，
zhòu昼
yè夜
wēn温
chā差
jí极
dà大
。
The climate in this vast desert is extreme, with enormous temperature differences between day and night.