gravel desert; gobi; stony desert
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gravel desert; stony desert; gobi (a desert whose surface is almost entirely covered with gravel and rock fragments, lacking soil and vegetation)
technicalTechnical geographical term. In Chinese physical geography, 砾漠 specifically refers to the 'gobi' type of desert characterized by a surface pavement of gravel and pebbles, as opposed to 沙漠 (sandy desert), 岩漠 (rock desert), or 泥漠 (clay desert).
Zhè这
piàn片
lì砾
mò漠
jī几
hū乎
méi没
yǒu有
zhí植
wù物
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
shǎo少
liàng量
nài耐
hàn旱
de的
guàn灌
mù木
。
This gravel desert has almost no vegetation, only a few drought-resistant shrubs.
Gē戈
bì壁
tān滩
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
lì砾
mò漠
，
dì地
biǎo表
biàn遍
bù布
lì砾
shí石
。
The Gobi is a typical gravel desert, with its surface covered in pebbles.
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Lì砾
mò漠
de的
dì地
biǎo表
zhǔ主
yào要
yóu由
lì砾
shí石
zǔ组
chéng成
，
yǔ与
shā沙
mò漠
de的
xì细
shā沙
bù不
tóng同
。
The surface of a gravel desert is mainly composed of pebbles, unlike the fine sand of a sandy desert.