# 原则 (yuánzé)

In Mandarin Chinese, 原则 (yuánzé) means “principle; doctrine”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: principle; doctrine
- Pinyin: yuánzé (yuan2 ze2)
- Traditional: 原則
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 他是一个很有原则的人。
  Tā shì yí gè hěn yǒu yuánzé de rén.
  He is a very principled person.

## Characters

- [原](https://hanziro.com/word/yuan-original/) (yuán): original; former
- [则](https://hanziro.com/word/ze-but-then/) (zé): (conjunction) but, then; a standard or rule

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

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