柴 达 木 盆 地

Chái dá mù pén dìdictionary entry

Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.

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Original source entry:

柴達木盆地 柴达木盆地 [Chai2 da2 mu4 pen2 di4] /Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau./

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Other forms in these source records: 柴達木盆地

柴
chái
firewood / lean (of meat) / thin (of a person)
Chái
surname Chai
达
dá
to attain / to reach / to amount to / to communicate / eminent
Dá
surname Da
木
mù
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive / numb / wooden
Mù
surname Mu
盆
pén
basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dǒu] and 8 升[shēng], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[gè]
地
de
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
dì
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

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