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原理
yuánlǐ
1. principle
2. theory
HSK 6 Common • Top 9%

Character Breakdown

原
yuán
source, origin, beginning
HSK 4 10 丶
理
lǐ
science, reason, logic; to manage
HSK 3 11 丶

Compound Words (4)

基本原理
jīběnyuánlǐ
fundamental principle
变分原理
biànfēnyuánlǐ
variational principle (physics)
不相容原理
bùxiāngróngyuánlǐ
(Pauli) exclusion principle (physics)
不确定性原理
bùquèdìngxìngyuánlǐ
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
7,196 of 84,292