Abstract:[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the changing patterns of soluble nitrogen(N) fractions in alpine wetland meadow soils in the context of long-term global nitrogen deposition. [Methods] Taking the Gahai wetland meadow soil at the northeastern edge of the Qinghai-Xizangan Plateau as the research object, the characteristics of soil soluble N fractions in response to N addition were investigated, relying on the experimental platforms that had been treated with N addition for three years [CK(no added N), N1(4.14 g NH4 NO3) and N2(6.12 g NH4 NO3)]. [Results] 1) Compared to CK, the N1 treatment significantly increased the mass fraction of soil nitrate-nitrogen(NO3--N)( 15.76%), while the N2 treatment significantly increased the mass fraction of soil ammonium-nitrogen(NH4+-N)(19.19%)(p<0.05). 2) Under different N addition treatments, soil soluble organic nitrogen(SON) density was the highest(106.14 kg/hm2), followed by NO3--N density(92.41 kg/hm2), and NH4+-N density was the lowest(91.18 kg/hm2). 3) The changes in the proportion of NO3--N, NH4+-N and SON densities to total nitrogen(TN) were more significant under the N1 treatment than that under the N2 treatment, indicating a better enhancement of soil N supply potential of the N1 treatment. 4) PCA analysis showed that N addition had an important effect on the characteristics of soil soluble N components in the alpine wetland meadow of Gahai. Soil soluble N fractions under the N1 treatment were mainly regulated by TN, while under the N2 treatment, they were mainly regulated by soil organic carbon and microbial biomass carbon. [Conclusion] Low N treatment can increase the soluble N fractions of alpine wetland meadow and promote soil N transformation, while high N addition can have the opposite effect.