tǎ kè lā mǎ gān shā mò
Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang
塔
tǎ
pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4])
克
kè
variant of 剋|克[ke4]
拉
lā
to pull
玛
mǎ
used in 瑪瑙|玛瑙[ma3 nao3]
干
gān
(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with
沙
shā
granule
漠
mò
desert
