北大荒

Traditional form:

北大荒

Pinyin (reading):

běidàhuāng

Definitions:

• the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)

Characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 荒 - wasteland, desert; uncultivated

Traditional characters:

• 北 - north; northern; northward
• 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
• 荒 - wasteland, desert; uncultivated