工作原理

gōngzuò yuánlǐ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 working principle
  2. 2 how (something) works

Examples

HSK 4
Nǐ lǐjiě le suànfǎ de gōngzuò yuánlǐ ma?
Do you understand the working principle of the algorithm?
HSK 6
Zhè piān wénzhāng jiǎng le liúlǎnqì de gōngzuò yuánlǐ.
This article explains how browsers work.

Tips

usage
原理 '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