古爾班通古特沙漠

Gurbantunggut Desert, northern Xinjiang

surname Gu

ancient / old / paleo-

thus / so / like that / you / thou

surname Ban

team / class / squad / work shift / ranking / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

special / unique / distinguished / especially / unusual / very / abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex

granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[li4] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

desert / CL:個|个[ge4]

desert / unconcerned