- 四川盆地 sìchuānpéndì Sichuan BasinA geographic region in southwest China located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River; also known as the Red Basin
- 塔里木盆地 tǎlǐmùpéndì Tarim BasinLarge basin in southern Xinjiang located between the Tianshan, Pamir, and Kunlun mountains; it is the largest basin in China (Tarim is Uyghur for "arable") and is also referred to as [[南疆|南疆|nan2 jiang1]]
- 柴达木盆地 cháidámùpéndì Qaidam BasinA large basin located in the northern part of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province; its name comes from the Mongolian word for "salt marsh".
- 准噶尔盆地 zhǔngá'ěrpéndì Junggar BasinA large sedimentary basin in northern Xinjiang, also known as the Zungarian Basin
- 吐鲁番盆地 tǔlǔfānpéndì Turpan DepressionThe Turpan Depression, a low-lying basin in Xinjiang, China.
- 费尔干纳盆地 fèi'ěrgànnàpéndì Ferghana ValleyThe Ferghana Valley in modern Uzbekistan
- 伊犁盆地 yīlípéndì Yili Basinthe Yili Basin located in the Xinjiang region
- 四大盆地 sìdàpéndì four great basinsThe four major geographical basins of China: [[塔里木盆地|塔里木盆地|ta3 li3 mu4 pen2 di4]] (Tarim), [[准噶尔盆地|准噶爾盆地|zhun3 ga2 er3 pen2 di4]] (Junggar), [[柴达木盆地|柴達木盆地|chai2 da2 mu4 pen2 di4]] (Qaidam), and [[四川盆地|四川盆地|si4 chuan1 pen2 di4]] (Sichuan).
- 焉耆盆地 yānqípéndì Yanqi basinYanqi basin in the northeast of the Tarim basin
- 红盆地 hóngpéndì Red Basinthe Sichuan Basin in southwestern China, named for its characteristic red sandstone and purple soils
- 二连盆地 èrliánpéndì Erlian Basinthe Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia
