# 原理 (yuánlǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 原理 (yuánlǐ) means “principle (scientific)”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: principle (scientific)
- Pinyin: yuánlǐ (yuan2 li3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 你懂这台机器的原理吗？
  Nǐ dǒng zhè tái jīqì de yuánlǐ ma?
  Do you understand the working principle of this machine?

## Characters

- [原](https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-original/) (yuán): original; former
- [理](https://hanziro.com/word/li-pay-attention/) (lǐ): to pay attention to; reason

https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-li-principle/

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