原理

yuánlǐ

noun HSK 5 #8,741

Meanings

HSK 4

你了解这个机器的工作原理吗？

Nǐ liǎojiě zhège jīqì de gōngzuò yuánlǐ ma?

Do you understand the working principle of this machine?

HSK 5

物理原理在生活中无处不在。

Wùlǐ yuánlǐ zài shēnghuó zhōng wúchùbúzài.

Physics principles are everywhere in life.

HSK 7-9

基本原理不难理解。

Jīběn yuánlǐ bùnán lǐjiě.

The basic principles aren't hard to understand.

usage

原理 (fundamental principle, scientific/theoretical) vs 原则 (principle, moral/practical guideline). Physics has 原理; ethics has 原则.

原 yuán

理 lǐ