原理

Chinese

 
former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
simp. and trad.
(原理)

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Noun

原理

  1. principle; tenet
    馬克思主義基本原理 [MSC, trad.]
    马克思主义基本原理 [MSC, simp.]
    mǎkèsīzhǔyì jīběn yuánlǐ [Pinyin]
    the basic principles of Marxism
    容斥原理   róngchì yuánlǐ   inclusion–exclusion principle

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From (gen, principle) + (ri, theory).

Noun

(げん)() • (genri) 

  1. Principle.
    ○○と(おな)(げん)()(はたら)
    ○○ to onaji genri de hataraku
    operate under the same principles as X
  2. A fundamental truth that bases on.
  3. An eternal law that is common over lots of fact.
  4. (philosophy) A basic fact which explains why something exists.
  5. (physics) A basic scientific law which explains how a thing works, especially, that is quite primitive and have been found at very long ago; a principle.
    アルキメデスの(げん)()
    Arukimedesu no genri
    Archimedes' principle

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Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

原理 • (wolli) (hangeul 원리)

  1. Hanja form? of 원리 (principle).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

原理

  1. chữ Hán form of nguyên lí (principle).
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