萨哈拉

薩哈拉

Sàhālā

proper noun #36,134

Meanings

1 Sahara (variant of 撒哈拉)
2 Sahara (foreign name transliteration)

Characters

transliteration of 'Sa-'

transliteration of '-ha-'

transliteration of '-ra'

Examples

HSK 7-9

萨哈拉沙漠横跨北非。

Sàhālā shāmò héngkuà Běifēi.

The Sahara Desert stretches across North Africa.

HSK 7-9

他梦想着穿越萨哈拉。

Tā mèngxiǎng zhe chuānyuè Sàhālā.

He dreams of crossing the Sahara.

Tips

mistakes

The standard PRC rendering of the desert 'Sahara' is 撒哈拉, with 撒 not 萨. 萨哈拉 is a less standard variant - you'll see it in older translations, Taiwan/HK media, and in personal names. Famous Taiwanese writer 三毛 titled her bestselling memoir 《撒哈拉的故事》 ('Stories of the Sahara'), cementing 撒哈拉 as the dominant form.

Stroke Order

萨 sà

哈 hā

拉 lā