- 沙漠化 shāmòhuà desertificationThe process or environmental phenomenon by which land becomes a desert due to factors like drought or deforestation
- 撒哈拉沙漠 sāhālāshāmò Sahara DesertThe largest hot desert in the world, located in northern Africa
- 塔克拉玛干沙漠 tǎkèlāmǎgānshāmò Taklamakan DesertTaklamakan Desert in Xinjiang
- 戈壁沙漠 gēbìshāmò Gobi Desertthe Gobi Desert, a large desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia
- 腾格里沙漠 ténggélǐshāmò Tengger DesertTengger Desert, located in Inner Mongolia and Ningxia
- 库姆塔格沙漠 kùmǔtǎgéshāmò Kumtag DesertThe Kumtag Desert, located between Lop Nur in Xinjiang and Yumenguan in Gansu; also known as the [[白龙堆沙漠|白龍堆沙漠|bai2 long2 dui1 sha1 mo4]] because its curved sand dunes look like white dragons.
- 古尔班通古特沙漠 gǔ'ěrbāntōnggǔtèshāmò Gurbantunggut DesertGurbantunggut Desert in northern Xinjiang
- 阿法尔沙漠 āfǎ'ěrshāmò Afar DesertAfar Desert, a desert region in Northeast Africa located mostly in Ethiopia
- 白龙堆沙漠 báilóngduīshāmò Kumtag DesertWhite Dragon Mounds Desert, a desert area in Xinjiang and Gansu famous for yardangs and white dunes that resemble dragons
- 鄂尔多斯沙漠 è'ěrduōsīshāmò Ordos DesertOrdos Desert, a region in Inner Mongolia
- 流动性大沙漠 liúdòngxìngdàshāmò shifting sand duneslarge areas of shifting sand dunes in a desert; mobile desert sands
- 沙漠之舟 shāmòzhīzhōu camelLiterally 'ship of the desert', a poetic name for the [[骆驼|駱駝|luo4 tuo5]]
- 文化沙漠 wénhuàshāmò cultural desertA place or region lacking in cultural activities, intellectual life, or artistic interest; can also refer to a place that prioritizes material wealth over spiritual or cultural development.
- 莫哈韦沙漠 mòhāwéishāmò Mojave DesertMojave Desert, located in the southwestern United States
- 美食沙漠 měishíshāmò food desertA place where it is difficult to find high-quality or delicious food.
- 沙漠之狐 shāmòzhīhú Desert FoxThe nickname of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel during WWII
- 沙漠玫瑰 shāmòméigui desert rosea succulent plant of the genus Adenium, often grown as an ornamental, known for its rose-like flowers and toxicity
