sandy wasteland; desertified land
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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sandy wasteland; land desertified due to sandification
Technical term in environmental science and geography referring to land that has lost its vegetation and soil structure due to desertification, becoming barren and covered in sand.
Zhè这
piàn片
shā沙
huāng荒
céng曾
jīng经
shì是
yī一
piàn片
féi肥
wò沃
de的
nóng农
tián田
。
This sandy wasteland was once a piece of fertile farmland.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
tóu投
rù入
dà大
liàng量
zī资
jīn金
zhì治
lǐ理
shā沙
huāng荒
。
The government has invested a large amount of funds to reclaim the desertified land.
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Guò过
dù度
fàng放
mù牧
dǎo导
zhì致
cǎo草
yuán原
biàn变
chéng成
le了
shā沙
huāng荒
。
Overgrazing caused the grassland to turn into a sandy wasteland.