# 高原 (gāoyuán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 高原 (gāoyuán) means “plateau; highland”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: plateau; highland
- Pinyin: gāoyuán (gao1 yuan2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 片

## Examples

- 高原上的空气很稀薄。
  Gāoyuán shàng de kōngqì hěn xībó.
  The air on the plateau is very thin.

## Characters

- [高](https://hanziro.com/word/gao-tall/) (gāo): tall; high
- [原](https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-original/) (yuán): original; former

https://hanziro.com/word/gao-yuan-plateau/

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