- 青藏高原 qīngzànggāoyuán Qinghai-Tibetan PlateauThe vast elevated region in Central Asia covering much of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province in China.
- 黄土高原 huángtǔgāoyuán Loess PlateauThe Loess Plateau of northwest China, which is the world's largest and thickest accumulation of loess; covers parts of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Henan provinces.
- 云贵高原 yúnguìgāoyuán Yunnan-Guizhou PlateauA large plateau in southwest China covering eastern Yunnan and the entirety of Guizhou, characterized by rugged limestone terrain and numerous basins; it is often shortened to [[云贵|雲貴|yun2 gui4]]
- 帕米尔高原 pàmǐ'ěrgāoyuán the PamirsPamir Mountains; a vast highland region in Central Asia known as the "roof of the world"
- 鄂尔多斯高原 è'ěrduōsīgāoyuán Ordos PlateauThe Ordos Plateau, a dry desert region in the southern part of Inner Mongolia surrounded by a large bend in the Yellow River.
- 高原期 gāoyuánqī plateauThe highest level or stable stage reached in performance, development, or activity
- 高原反应 gāoyuánfǎnyìng altitude sicknessaltitude sickness or acute mountain sickness caused by lower levels of oxygen at high elevations
- 高原山鹑 gāoyuánshānchún Tibetan partridgea bird species of China, Perdix hodgsoniae
- 高原岩鹨 gāoyuányánliù Altai accentorAltai accentor; a bird of the accentor family found in high-altitude regions of central Asia and China
- 东缅高原 dōngmiǎngāoyuán Eastern Myanmar plateauthe Eastern Myanmar plateau, located in eastern Myanmar and extending into neighboring regions
- 掸邦高原 shànbānggāoyuán Shan PlateauShan Plateau of eastern Myanmar (Burma)
- 学习高原 xuéxígāoyuán learning plateauA period during the learning process where progress seems to stall or level off after an initial period of growth.
- 高原冰河 gāoyuánbīnghé icecapplateau glacier or icecap found in high altitude regions
