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title: "Gaoyuan Meaning: 高原 (gāoyuán) Means “plateau”"
description: "高原 (gāoyuán) means “plateau; highland”. Hear its tones, see what 高 and 原 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoyuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 高原 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

高原 gāoyuán

## plateau; highland

## Its characters

1. 高 gāo high
2. 原 yuán plain

## In a sentence

高原上空气比较稀薄。 The air is thinner on the plateau.

其实，它并不是一条路，而是由许多条路组成的一张网，有的穿过茫茫沙漠，有的翻越**高原**和雪山。

From [丝绸之路是什么？ · What was the Silk Road?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-was-the-silk-road#library-word-552-554)

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## More words with 高 or 原

- [草原 cǎoyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caoyuan)
- [崇高 chónggāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chonggao)
- [高昂 gāo’áng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoang)
- [高层 gāocéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoceng)
- [高潮 gāocháo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaochao)
- [高大 gāodà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoda)
- [高档 gāodàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaodang)
- [高等 gāoděng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaodeng)
- [高度 gāodù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaodu)
- [高端 gāoduān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoduan)

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