a lack of regard, concern, or emotional responsiveness; a state of neglect

showing a lack of interest, warmth, or concern; emotionally detached or cold in attitude

to disregard or neglect something through cold indifference

desert; desolate wilderness; barren wasteland

completely indifferent; not the least bit concerned; showing a total lack of interest or care

devoid of emotion, warmth, or feeling in expression or manner

Outer Mongolia (the region north of the Gobi Desert)

the Sahara Desert

Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang

Tengger Desert, located in Inner Mongolia and Ningxia

Inner Mongolia (lit. south of the Gobi Desert)

vast and empty

to set something aside and treat it with complete neglect or disregard

Kumutage (or Kumtag) Desert in northwestern China

Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang

Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia

Mohe, a county-level city in Daxing'anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang

Ordos Desert, Inner Mongolia

a place lacking in intellectual or cultural activity

desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)

a place lacking good dining options; a culinary desert

a place where it is difficult to find delicious or high-quality food

indifferent and undisturbed

a bird species of China, the isabelline shrike (Lanius isabellinus)

faint; almost inaudible or invisible

Mojave Desert, southwestern USA

shifting sand dunes

(bird species of China) Asian desert warbler (Curruca nana)