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柴達木盆地

简柴达木盆地 · 繁柴達木盆地

Mandarin · pinyin Chái dá mù pén dì

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
盆: pén · basin, tub, pot, bowl
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
达: dá · arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery

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2–2–4–2–4 · Chai2 da2 mu4 pen2 di4

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