No. 2,383 in Chinese
原則
Principle.
In a sentence
我们应该遵守学校的规章原則。
We should adhere to the school's rules and principles.
In this sentence, '原則' means 'principles', referring to fundamental norms or guidelines.
他原則上同意了我的建议。
He agreed with my suggestion in principle.
Here, '原則' is used in '原則上' (in principle), indicating a general or theoretical agreement.
设计这款机器时，我们遵循了简单化的原則。
When designing this machine, we followed the principle of simplification.
This usage of '原則' refers to a specific guiding theory or rule applied in a particular context.
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