工作原理

gōngzuòyuánlǐ

noun

Meanings

1 working principle
2 how (something) works

Characters

original / source

principle / reason

Examples

这篇文章讲了浏览器的工作原理。

Zhè piān wénzhāng jiǎng le liúlǎnqì de gōngzuò yuánlǐ.

This article explains how browsers work.

你理解了算法的工作原理吗?

Nǐ lǐjiě le suànfǎ de gōngzuò yuánlǐ ma?

Do you understand the working principle of the algorithm?

Tips

usage

原理 yuánlǐ "original principle" is very common in tech and science writing. "How X works" in English almost always maps to X的工作原理 in Chinese.

Stroke Order

工 gōng

作 zuò

原 yuán

理 lǐ