[gāo yuán]
[地理] continental plateau; plateau; highland; tableland
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the world's highest plateau, averaging over 4000 metres above sea level and covering an area of 200,000 square kilometres.
中國的青藏高原是世界最高的高原。平均高度在海拔4000米以上， 面積達20萬平方公里。