原则
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
原则 (yuánzé) · principle
原则 (yuánzé) means “principle”. It is written with 2 characters: 原 (source) + 则 (then). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 原则 is built
The characters
原 yuán · source
What 原 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 泉quán — spring
Origin hint: 厂 gives the meaning, 泉 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
则 zé · then
What 则 is made of
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
- 冂 — frame
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Laws inscribed 刂 on a slate 贝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他做事很有原则。Tā zuòshì hěn yǒu yuánzé.He acts according to principle.
这个原则你同意吗？Zhègè yuánzé nǐ tóngyì ma?Do you agree with this principle?
Questions about 原则
What does 原则 mean?
原则 (yuánzé) means “principle”.
How do you pronounce 原则?
原则 is pronounced yuánzé.
Which HSK level is 原则?
原则 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 原来yuánláioriginally
- 原因yuányīnreason
- 原料yuánliàoraw material
- 原谅yuánliàngto forgive
- 还原huányuánto restore
- 平原píngyuánplain
- 原告yuángàoplaintiff
- 原理yuánlǐprinciple
- 原始yuánshǐoriginal
- 原先yuánxiānoriginally
Learn 原则 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.