Tarim
/tɑːˈriːm/- a river of NW China, in Xinjiang autonomous region. It rises as the Yarkand in the Kunlun Shan mountains and flows for over 2,000 km (1,250 miles) generally eastwards through the dry Tarim Basin, petering out in the Lop Nor depression. For much of its course the river is unformed, following no clearly defined bed and subject to much evaporation.塔里木河（位于中国西北的新疆维吾尔自治区内, 发源于昆仑山山脉下的莎车, 流程2,000多公里, 即1,250英里, 向东流经干旱的塔里木盆地, 在罗布泊低洼地渐渐干涸, 大部分河道不固定, 也没有明确固定的河床, 水分蒸发严重）。