戈壁滩 gēbìtān Gobi Desert Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 戈壁 gēbì gravel desert A type of stony desert terrain consisting of a hard soil crust covered in sand and gravel; also written as 戈壁滩 gēbìtān.滩 灘 tān noun beach (bound form) beach; sandy shore; land near the water that is submerged when the tide is high and exposed when it is low