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原则
原則
yuánzé
1. principle
2. doctrine
3. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 5

Character Breakdown

原
yuán
source, origin, beginning
HSK 4 10 丶
则
zé
rule, law, regulation; grades
HSK 4 6 丶

Compound Words (11)

三原则
sānyuánzé
the Three Principles (in many contexts)
原则上
yuánzéshang
in principle
原则性
yuánzéxìng
principled
无原则
wúyuánzé
unprincipled
一中原则
yīzhōngyuánzé
One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China
一般原则
yībānyuánzé
general principle
基本原则
jīběnyuánzé
fundamental doctrine
处世原则
chǔshìyuánzé
a maxim
处事原则
chǔshìyuánzé
a maxim
四项基本原则
SìxiàngJīběnYuánzé
the Four Cardinal Principles by Deng Xiaoping [[鄧小平|邓小平<DèngXiǎopíng>]] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, proletariat's dictatorship, CPC's leadership, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism
和平共处五项原则
hépínggòngchǔwǔxiàngyuánzé
Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence

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