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古尔班通古特沙漠

Gǔ ěr bān tōng gǔ tè Shā mòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-880cc0e0d0773846. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

古爾班通古特沙漠 古尔班通古特沙漠 [Gu3 er3 ban1 tong1 gu3 te4 Sha1 mo4] /Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang/

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Other forms in these source records: 古爾班通古特沙漠

  • 古
    gǔ

    ancient / old / paleo-

    Gǔ

    surname Gu

  • 尔
    ěr

    thus / so / like that / you / thou

  • 班
    bān

    team / class / grade / (military) squad / work shift / classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

    Bān

    surname Ban

  • 通
    tōng

    to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

    tòng

    classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

  • 古
    gǔ

    ancient / old / paleo-

    Gǔ

    surname Gu

  • 特
    tè

    special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[tè kè sī], tex

  • 沙
    shā

    granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[lì] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

    shà

    (dialect) to sift / to sieve

    Shā

    surname Sha

  • 漠
    mò

    desert / unconcerned

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.