Principle in Chinese
principle · HSK 5
原则
- 原 original
- 则 then
Counted with 个: 一个原则
这是我做人的原则。 This is my principle in life.
Other ways to say principle
More words with 原 or 则
How do you say principle in Chinese?
Principle in Chinese is 原则 (yuán zé). You can also say 原理 (yuán lǐ), 道 (dào), 道理 (dào li).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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