desert; vast sea of sand
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
desert; vast expanse of sand; sea of sand
literaryOriginally referred to large lakes or the Gobi Desert in Mongolian regions; in literary Chinese, broadly refers to any vast desert.
Hàn瀚
hǎi海
wú无
yín垠
，
huáng黄
shā沙
màn漫
tiān天
。
The desert is boundless, with yellow sand filling the sky.
Jiāng将
jūn军
shuài率
jūn军
chū出
zhēng征
，
yuǎn远
dù渡
hàn瀚
hǎi海
。
The general led the army on an expedition, crossing the vast desert.
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Hàn瀚
hǎi海
lán阑
gān干
bǎi百
zhàng丈
bīng冰
，
chóu愁
yún云
cǎn惨
dàn淡
wàn万
lǐ里
níng凝
。
A hundred feet of ice stand vertically on the desert; gloomy clouds darken and freeze for ten thousand miles.