不毛之地 bù máo zhī dì

barren land; desert

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 27768th word

Definitions

  1. 1. barren land
  2. 2. desert

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
毛 máo HSK 4
hair; wool; feather
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly