高原
gāo yuán
Pinyin

Definition

高原
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gāo yuán
  1. plateau
  2. CL:片[piàn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

原
Yuán
  1. 1 Hara (Japanese surname)
原来
yuán lái
  1. 1 original
  2. 2 former
  3. 3 originally
  4. 4 formerly
  5. 5 at first
  6. 6 so, actually, as it turns out
原因
yuán yīn
  1. 1 cause
  2. 2 origin
  3. 3 root cause
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
原文
yuán wén
  1. 1 original text
原谅
yuán liàng
  1. 1 to excuse
  2. 2 to forgive
  3. 3 to pardon
提高
tí gāo
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to increase
  3. 3 to improve
最高
zuì gāo
  1. 1 tallest
  2. 2 highest
  3. 3 supreme (court etc)
高
Gāo
  1. 1 surname Gao
高中
gāo zhōng
  1. 1 senior high school
  2. 2 abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gāo jí zhōng xué]
高手
gāo shǒu
  1. 1 expert
  2. 2 past master
  3. 3 dab hand
高清
gāo qīng
  1. 1 high definition (television etc)
  2. 2 high fidelity (audio)
高兴
gāo xìng
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 glad
  3. 3 willing (to do sth)
  4. 4 in a cheerful mood
高速
gāo sù
  1. 1 high speed
中原
Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
原位
yuán wèi
  1. 1 original position
  2. 2 (in) the same place
  3. 3 normal position
  4. 4 the place where one currently is
  5. 5 in situ
原先
yuán xiān
  1. 1 originally
  2. 2 original
  3. 3 former
原则
yuán zé
  1. 1 principle
  2. 2 doctrine
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
原创
yuán chuàng
  1. 1 originality
  2. 2 creativity
  3. 3 innovation
原味
yuán wèi
  1. 1 authentic taste
  2. 2 plain cooked
  3. 3 natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)
原地
yuán dì
  1. 1 (in) the original place
  2. 2 the place where one currently is
  3. 3 place of origin
  4. 4 local (product)

Idioms (20)

一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
  1. 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
功高不赏
gōng gāo bù shǎng
  1. 1 high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
卑之，毋甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
卑之，无甚高论
bēi zhī , wú shèn gāo lùn
  1. 1 my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familiar opinion
  2. 2 what I say is really nothing out of the ordinary
原封不动
yuán fēng bù dòng
  1. 1 sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
  2. 2 untouched
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
  1. 1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
另谋高就
lìng móu gāo jiù
  1. 1 to get a better job somewhere else (idiom)
  2. 2 to seek alternative employment
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
  1. 1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
唱高调
chàng gāo diào
  1. 1 to sing the high part
  2. 2 to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
天高皇帝远
tiān gāo huáng dì yuǎn
  1. 1 lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
好高骛远
hào gāo wù yuǎn
  1. 1 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
  2. 2 to aim too high
居高临下
jū gāo lín xià
  1. 1 to live high and look down (idiom)
  2. 2 to overlook
  3. 3 to tower above
  4. 4 to occupy the high ground
  5. 5 fig. arrogance based on one's social position
展翅高飞
zhǎn chì gāo fēi
  1. 1 to spread one's wings and soar (idiom)
  2. 2 to develop one's abilities freely

Sample Sentences

飞越辽阔的蒙古高原朱日和原野，大地上车辙纵横，战壕蜿蜒。这里曾经是一个笳鼓悲鸣、铁骑纵横的古战场，战争遗迹清晰可见。今天，它是中国人民解放军的一个现代化训练基地。
fēiyuè liáokuò de Měnggǔ gāoyuán Zhūrìhé yuányě ，dàdì shàng chēzhé zònghéng ，zhànháo wānyán 。zhèlǐ céngjīng shì yī ge jiā gǔ bēimíng 、tiěqí zònghéng de gǔ zhànchǎng ，zhànzhēng yíjì qīngxī kějiàn 。jīntiān ，tā shì ZhōngguóRénmínJiěfàngjūn de yī ge xiàndàihuà xùnliàn jīdì 。
Flying across the vast plains of Zhurihe on the Mongolian plateau, with vehicle tracks criss-crossing and trenches zig-zagging across the land. This was an ancient battleground with reed whistles sounding and drums beating, and swept through with horseback riders, with the traces of battle clear to see. Today, it is a modern training base for China's People Liberation Army.
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特别是自由行更要当心呢，我这段时间一直在加强锻炼，希望到时候高原反应不要太严重！
tèbié shì zìyóuxíng gèng yào dāngxīn ne ，wǒ zhè duàn shíjiān yīzhí zài jiāqiáng duànliàn ，xīwàng dàoshíhòu gāoyuánfǎnyìng bùyào tài yánzhòng ！
In particular, we have to be careful on free and easy trips. I have been training hard during this time. I hope by then the altitude sickness will not be too serious!
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哎，你慢点儿！别跑！西藏是高原，会有高原反应。
āi ，nǐ màn diǎnr ！bié pǎo ！Xīzàng shì gāoyuán ，huì yǒu gāoyuán fǎnyìng 。
Hey, slow down! Don’t run! Tibet is on a plateau. You’ll get altitude sickness.
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你怎么了？不会真的是高原反应吧？快，吸点儿氧气！
nǐ zěnmele ？bùhuì zhēnde shì gāoyuán fǎnyìng ba ？kuài ，xī diǎnr yǎngqì ！
What’s wrong? It can’t really be altitude sickness, can it? Quick, breath in some oxygen!
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等会儿、等会儿。第一句话就不对！应该是四大高原、三大平原和四大盆地。
děnghuìr5 、děnghuìr5 。dìyī jù huà jiù bù duì ！yīnggāi shì sì dà gāoyuán 、sān dà píngyuán hé sì dà péndi 。
Wait a second, wait a second. The first thing you said is already wrong. It should be four main plateaus, three main plains and four main basins.
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不信我说给你听呀！我们国家有四大高原、四大平原和三大盆地。
bù xìn wǒ shuō gěi nǐ tīng yā ！wǒmen guójiā yǒu sì dà gāoyuán 、sì dà píngyuán hé sān dà péndì 。
If you don't believe me then I'll tell you about it. Our country has four main plateaus, four main plains, and three main basins.
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啊呀，反正三和四都差不多。你再听我说，中国是个多山的国家。青藏高原是世界上海拔最高的高原，平均海拔在8000米以上。
āyā ，fǎnzhèng sān hé sì dōu chà bu duō 。nǐ zài tīng wǒ shuō ，Zhōngguó shì ge duō shān de guójiā 。Qīngzàng gāoyuán shì shìjiè shàng hǎibá zuìgāo de gāoyuán ，píngjūn hǎibá zài bāqiān mǐ yǐshàng 。
Oh my, well anyways, three or four, it's more or less the same. Listen, I'll tell you more: China is a mountainous country. The Tibetan plateau is the plateau with the highest elevation in the world, with an average elevation of more than 8,000 meters.
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什么？你听听，又错了。那是珠穆朗玛峰！去年国家重新测量了珠峰的高度，是8800多米。而青藏高原的平均海拔是4000米。
shénme ？nǐ tīngting ，yòu cuò le 。nà shì Zhūmùlǎngmǎ fēng ！qùnián guójiā chóngxīn cèliáng le Zhū fēng de gāodù ，shì bāqiān bābǎi duō mǐ 。ér Qīngzàng gāoyuán de píngjūn hǎibá shì sīqiān mǐ 。
What? Listen, you're wrong again. That is Mount Everest! Last year the government measured the altitude of Mount Everest again--it's over 8,800 meters. Furthermore, the average elevation of the Tibetan plateau is 4,000 meters.
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我觉得同样珍贵的还有藏羚羊。它们只生长在高原地带，只有在中国西藏一带才能见到。这可是中国特有的动物，可惜因为过度捕杀现在已经快没有了。
wǒ juéde tóngyàng zhēnguì de hái yǒu zànglíngyáng 。tāmen zhǐ shēngzhǎng zài gāoyuán dìdài ，zhǐyǒu zài Zhōngguó Xīzàng yīdài cái néng jiàndào 。zhè kě shì Zhōngguó tèyǒu de dòngwù ，kěxī yīnwèi guòdù bǔshā xiànzài yǐjīng kuài méiyǒu le 。
The same goes for the Tibetan antelopes, also called Tibetan gazelles. They only inhabit plateaus. Tibet is the only place in China where they can be seen. They are a species unique to China, but sadly, they are on the verge of extinction due to poaching.
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