land area covered by sand with very little water and sparse vegetation

cold and detached; showing a lack of concern or enthusiasm towards others

indifferent; aloof; lack of interest or enthusiasm in people or things

to treat with cold indifference; to disregard or neglect as unimportant; to underestimate or treat with contempt

a vast and expansive desert

a vast desert or desolate wilderness; a barren wasteland with little rain and few inhabitants

completely unconcerned; showing a cold or detached attitude toward people or things

cold; callous; apathetic; showing a lack of interest or concern

The process of fertile land becoming desert, or to undergo this process, typically due to climate change or human activity

The process or environmental phenomenon by which land becomes a desert due to factors like drought or deforestation

The region north of the Gobi Desert; Outer Mongolia

The largest hot desert in the world, located in northern Africa

Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang

the Gobi Desert, a large desert region in northern China and southern Mongolia

(literary) describing a scene that is vast, lonely, and silent

Tengger Desert, located in Inner Mongolia and Ningxia

South of the Gobi Desert; Inner Mongolia.

vast and empty; large and desolate

To set something to one side and ignore it; to remain completely indifferent or uncaring toward a person or matter.

The process by which land turns into desert due to vegetation loss and soil erosion, leaving the surface covered in rocks or bare stone

The 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.

Gurbantunggut Desert in northern Xinjiang

Completely indifferent or unconcerned; showing a cold or apathetic attitude.

(literary) deserted and lonely; empty and vast

Afar Desert, a desert region in Northeast Africa located mostly in Ethiopia

White Dragon Mounds Desert, a desert area in Xinjiang and Gansu famous for yardangs and white dunes that resemble dragons

Ordos Desert, a region in Inner Mongolia

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

faint; almost inaudible or invisible

carefree and indifferent to worldly things; calm and undisturbed

A 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.

a place or environment lacking in intellectual or artistic interest

(literary) Northern desert regions

The nickname of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel during WWII

Literally 'ship of the desert', a poetic name for the [[骆驼|駱駝|luo4 tuo5]]

a succulent plant of the genus Adenium, often grown as an ornamental, known for its rose-like flowers and toxicity

large areas of shifting sand dunes in a desert; mobile desert sands

(bird species of China) desert wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)

desolate, lonely, or lacking in spirit; despondent or discouraged

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

A city or region where good food is difficult to find; specifically used to describe urban areas lacking local culinary character or quality restaurants.

(bird species of China) isabelline shrike (Lanius isabellinus)

Mojave Desert, located in the southwestern United States

lonely; desolate