戈壁滩 Traditional form: 戈壁灘 Pinyin (reading): Gēbìtān Definitions: Gobi desert Characters: 戈 - spear, lance, halberd 壁 - partition, wall; rampart 滩 - rapids; sandbar, shoal Traditional characters: 戈 - spear, lance, halberd 壁 - partition, wall; rampart 灘 - rapids; sandbar, shoal