塔里木盆地

Tǎlǐmù Péndì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the Tarim Basin, China's largest inland basin, in southern Xinjiang

Examples

HSK 4
Tǎlǐmù Péndì zài Xīnjiāng nánbù.
The Tarim Basin is in southern Xinjiang.
HSK 7-9
Tǎlǐmù Péndì de zhōngjiān shì yí dàpiàn shāmò, lǜzhōu dōu zài sìzhōu.
The middle of the Tarim Basin is a vast desert, and the oases lie around its edges.

Tips

culture
It lies between the 天山 to the north and the 昆仑山 to the south, and most of its floor is the 塔克拉玛干沙漠. Oasis towns on its rim such as 喀什 and 和田 were stops on the Silk Road, and today it holds large oil and gas fields.

Stroke Order

塔 tǎ
里 lǐ
木 mù
盆 pén
地 dì