腾格里沙漠

Traditional form:

騰格里沙漠

Pinyin (reading):

Ténggélǐ Shāmò

Definitions:

• Tengger Desert

Characters:

• 腾 - to fly, to soar; to gallop, to prance; rising, steaming
• 格 - form, pattern, standard
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 漠 - desert; aloof, cool, indifferent

Traditional characters:

• 騰 - to fly, to soar; to gallop, to prance; rising, steaming
• 格 - form, pattern, standard
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 漠 - desert; aloof, cool, indifferent