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柴達木

简柴达木 · 繁柴達木

Mandarin · pinyin Chái dá mù

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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柴: chái · firewood, faggots, fuel
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木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
达: dá · arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery

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2–2–4 · Chai2 da2 mu4

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caai4 daat6 muk6

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(～盆地) Qaidam (an arid basin in Qinghai, China)
(～河) Qaidam (a river in Qinghai, China)

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