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Principle in Chinese: 原理 (yuán lǐ)

yuán lǐ

principle

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Definitions

  1. 1principle
  2. 2theory

Stroke order

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原
理

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这台机器的工作原理很简单。

    zhè tái jī qì de gōng zuò yuán lǐ hěn jiǎn dān。

    The working principle of this machine is very simple.

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Related words

理

lǐ

texture

原

yuán

former

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

管理

guǎn lǐ

to supervise

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

理解

lǐ jiě

to comprehend

理想

lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

原来

yuán lái

original

原谅

yuán liàng

to excuse

原因

yuán yīn

cause

整理

zhěng lǐ

to arrange

办理

bàn lǐ

to handle

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