Korean learner dictionary
사막 meaning and pronunciation
samak · desert
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 61938Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 사막, 사마기, 사막또, 사망만Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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비가 아주 적게 내려서 동식물이 거의 살지 않고 모래로 뒤덮인 땅.
English: desert — A land covered with sand, where animals and plants can rarely live due to an extremely small amount of rainfall.
Examples
- 무더운 사막.
- 사막의 모래.
- 사막의 선인장.
- 사막의 오아시스.
- 사막을 걷다.
- 사막에서 살아남다.
- Origin
- 沙漠/砂漠
- Categories
- 자연 > 지형 · 지리 정보
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