高原

gāo yuán

CL 片 piàn

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. plateau

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 盆地 pén dì 盆地 pén dì (geography) basin 高原是海拔较高且地形平坦的区域，而盆地是四周高中间低的地形。: (geography) basin

Related words

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• 山地 shān dì 山地 shān dì mountainous region 高原是一种海拔较高且顶部平坦的地形，与山地地貌相关联。: mountainous region
• 平原 píng yuán 平原 píng yuán field 高原和平原都是相对平坦的地形，但高原的海拔更高。: field

Synonyms

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• 高地 gāo dì 高地 gāo dì highland 高地泛指海拔较高的地区，与高原含义接近。: highland

Usage notes

Common mistakes

高原 cannot be used to describe a high table or a platform; it specifically refers to a geographic plateau.

Example Sentences

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这片 高原 的风景非常壮丽。

The scenery of this plateau is very magnificent.

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Words Containing 高原

• 帕米尔高原 帕米尔高原 pà mǐ ěr gāo yuán: Pamir high plateau on the border between Xinjiang and Tajikistan
• 掸邦高原 掸邦高原 shàn bāng gāo yuán: Shan plateau of east Myanmar (Burma)
• 东缅高原 东缅高原 dōng miǎn gāo yuán: Eastern Myanmar plateau
• 鄂尔多斯高原 鄂尔多斯高原 è ěr duō sī gāo yuán: Ordos Plateau, Inner Mongolia
• 云贵高原 云贵高原 yún guì gāo yuán: Yunnan and Guizhou plateau in southwest China, covering east Yunnan, whole of Guizhou, west of Guangxi and southern margins of Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan
• 青藏高原 青藏高原 qīng zàng gāo yuán: Qinghai-Tibetan plateau
• 高原反应 高原反应 gāo yuán fǎn yìng: altitude sickness
• 高原山鹑 高原山鹑 gāo yuán shān chún: (bird species of China) Tibetan partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)
• 高原岩鹨 高原岩鹨 gāo yuán yán liù: (bird species of China) Altai accentor (Prunella himalayana)
• 黄土高原 黄土高原 huáng tǔ gāo yuán: Loess Plateau of northwest China

Child Words of 高原

• 原 原 yuán: former
• 高 高 gāo: high