柴達木盆地 chái dá mù pén dì

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
達 dá arrive at, reach; intelligent
木 mù tree; wood, lumber; wooden
盆 pén basin, tub, pot, bowl
地 dì earth; soil, ground; region