柴达木 chái dá mù

DEFINITIONS

  1. Tsaidam or Qaidam basin (Mongolian: salt marsh), depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.

CHARACTERS

柴 chái firewood, faggots, fuel
达 dá arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery
木 mù tree; wood, lumber; wooden