原 则 yuán zé principle / doctrine / CL:個|个[ge4] 原 理 yuán lǐ principle / theory 道 理 dào li reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification / CL:個|个[ge4] 则 zé (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / standard / norm / principle / to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items 道 dào road / path / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3] / principle / truth / morality / reason / skill / method / Dao (of Daoism) / to say / to speak / to talk / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) 理 则 lǐ zé principle / logic 本 着 běn zhe based on... / in conformance with.. / taking as one's main principle 科 学 发 展 观 Kē xué Fā zhǎn guān Scientific Outlook on Development, a guiding principle for the CCP attributed to Hu Jintao 胡錦濤|胡锦涛[Hu2 Jin3 tao1], incorporated into the Constitution of the CCP in 2007 基 本 原 则 jī běn yuán zé fundamental doctrine / guiding principle / raison d'être 原 则 上 yuán zé shang in principle / generally 违 纪 wéi jì lack of discipline / to break a rule / to violate discipline / to breach a principle 纲 领 gāng lǐng program (i.e. plan of action) / guiding principle 基 本 原 理 jī běn yuán lǐ fundamental principle 同 道 tóng dào same principle 民 族 主 义 mín zú zhǔ yì nationalism / national self-determination / principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 / Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 / (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers) / racism 天 经 地 义 tiān jīng dì yì lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom) / fig. right and proper / right and unalterable / a matter of course 法 理 fǎ lǐ legal principle / jurisprudence 大 道 理 dà dào li major principle / general truth / sermon (reproof) / bombastic talk 有 效 成 分 active principle 通 则 tōng zé general rule / general principle 学 理 xué lǐ scientific principle / theoretical standpoint 明 哲 保 身 míng zhé bǎo shēn a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle 节 操 jié cāo integrity / moral principle 仗 义 执 言 zhàng yì zhí yán to speak out for justice (idiom) / to take a stand on a matter of principle 格 致 gé zhì to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1]) / word for Western natural sciences during late Qing 兼 爱 jiān ài "universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], stressing that people should care for everyone equally 阳 yáng positive (electric.) / sun / male principle (Taoism) / Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1] 不 可 知 论 bù kě zhī lùn agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable 老 皇 历 lǎo huáng lì (lit.) past years' almanac / (fig.) ancient history / obsolete practice / old-fashioned principle 纲 gāng head rope of a fishing net / guiding principle / key link / class (taxonomy) / outline / program 乾 gān surname Qian / strong / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 / representing sky / male principle 金 科 玉 律 jīn kē yù lu:4 golden rule / key principle 慈 悲 为 本 cí bēi wéi běn mercy as the guiding principle (idiom) / the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion 操 斧 伐 柯 cāo fǔ fá kē (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker 格 物 致 知 gé wù zhì zhī to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom) / pursuing knowledge to the end 民 权 主 义 mín quán zhǔ yì democracy / civil liberties / principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 / Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 / (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state) 民 生 主 义 mín shēng zhǔ yì principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 / Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 / (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade) 隔 年 皇 历 gé nián huáng lì lit. almanac from years back (idiom) / obsolete practice / old-fashioned principle 奉 为 圭 臬 fèng wéi guī niè to take as a guiding principle (idiom) 变 分 原 理 biàn fēn yuán lǐ variational principle (physics) 一 般 原 则 yī bān yuán zé general principle 主 要 来 源 zhǔ yào lái yuán principle source / main source 一 中 原 则 yī zhōng yuán zé One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China 不 确 定 性 原 理 bù què dìng xìng yuán lǐ Heisenberg's uncertainty principle (1927) 令 节 lìng jié festive season / happy time / noble principle 伐 柯 fá kē (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker 帕 累 托 法 则 Pà lèi tuō fǎ zé Pareto principle 据 理 jù lǐ according to reason / in principle 浮 力 定 律 fú lì dìng lu:4 Archimedes' principle (physical law of buoyancy) 简 则 jiǎn zé general rule / simple principle 老 鼠 拖 木 锨 , 大 头 在 后 头 lǎo shǔ tuō mù xiān , dà tóu zài hòu tou when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second / the tip of the iceberg / the cockroach principle 弗 莱 明 原 则 fú lái míng yuán zé Flemming principle 非 歧 视 原 则 fēi qí shì yuán zé non-discrimination principle 合 法 性 原 则 hé fǎ xìng yuán zé principle of legality 可 审 计 原 则 kě shěn jì yuán zé auditability principle / principle of auditability 关 于 通 知 、 协 商 和 谈 判 的 原 则 principle of notification, consultation and negotiation 基 层 原 则 jī céng yuán zé principle of subsidiarity 程 序 原 则 chéng xù yuán zé principle of procedure 各 国 主 权 平 等 原 则 gè guó zhǔ quán píng děng yuán zé principle of sovereign equality of all States / principle of sovereign equality 地 域 轮 换 原 则 principle of geographical rotation 不 干 涉 原 则 principle of non-interference 合 理 原 则 hé lǐ yuán zé principle of reasonability 交 付 原 则 jiāo fù yuán zé delivery principle 白 板 原 则 bái pàn yuán zé clean slate principle / clean slate rule 同 类 原 则 tòng lèi yuán zé ejusdem generis principle 相 称 性 原 则 proportionality principle / principle of proportionality 渐 进 原 则 step-by-step principle 事 前 核 准 原 则 shì qián hé zhǔn yuán zé principle of prior authorization 保 护 原 则 bǎo hù yuán zé protective principle 预 防 原 则 yù fáng yuán zé precautionary principle 实 质 内 容 原 则 shí zhì nèi róng yuán zé principle of content 不 强 迫 原 则 bù qiǎng pò yuán zé principle of non-coertion 一 体 和 相 互 关 系 原 则 principle of integration and interrelationship, in particular in relation to human rights and social, economic and environmental objectives / principle of integration and interrelationship / integration principle 公 众 参 与 和 获 得 信 息 及 正 义 的 原 则 principle of public participation and access to information and justice / public participation principle 公 众 参 与 原 则 principle of public participation and access to information and justice / public participation principle 区 分 原 则 discrimination principle / principle of distinction / principle of discrimination 区 别 原 则 discrimination principle / principle of distinction / principle of discrimination 优 先 原 则 yōu xiān yuán zé principle of precedence 比 例 原 则 proportionality principle 不 侵 占 原 则 non-encroachment principle 补 充 原 则 bǔ chōng yuán zé principle of complementarity / complementarity 补 充 作 用 bǔ chōng zuò yòng principle of complementarity / complementarity 正 常 交 易 原 则 arm's length principle 刚 够 原 则 principle of strict sufficiency 相 等 距 离 - 特 殊 情 况 原 则 principle of equidistance cum special circumstances / equidistance-special circumstances rule 盒 子 原 则 box principle 双 重 犯 罪 原 则 double incrimination principle 不 干 预 原 则 principle of non-intervention 不 干 涉 他 国 内 政 原 则 principle of non-intervention in the domestic affairs of other States 禁 止 同 一 罪 名 而 受 两 次 审 理 的 原 则 double jeopardy rule / non bis in idem principle 属 地 原 则 territorial principle 条 约 必 须 遵 守 原 则 pacta sunt servanda rule / pacta sunt servanda principle 诺 贝 尔 梅 耶 原 则 Noblemaire principle 不 驱 回 原 则 non-expulsion principle / principle of non-refoulement 最 低 军 备 水 平 使 安 全 不 受 减 损 的 原 则 principle of undiminished security at the lowest level of armaments 不 相 容 原 理 bù xiāng róng yuán lǐ (Pauli) exclusion principle (physics) 大 节 dà jié major festival / important matter / major principle / high moral character 好 人 hǎo rén good person / healthy person / person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle 以 不 变 应 万 变 yǐ bù biàn yìng wàn biàn (idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle