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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

原则上 [yuánzéshɑnɡ]
  1. 1. In principle.
    原则上,我不反对你在会上提出的意见。
    Generally, I am not against the suggestions that you put forward during the meeting.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

原则上 [yuánzéshɑnɡ]
  1. 1. 总的方面或基本的方面
    原则上赞成,个别问题需要进一步研究。

Examples

又不是原则上的事,别把话说得太决绝了,要留有余地。
As it doesn't concern principles, you should leave some leeway and shouldn't have said those determined words.
我们原则上同意你的观点。
We agree with you in principle.
在原则问题上从不退让
never make concessions on matters of principle
中国在世界上率先提出和平共处五项原则。
China was the first country to propose the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.
在原则问题上,我们不能退让。
We can make no concessions on matters of principle.
在原则问题上不能随风倒。
前面有车来,咱们退让一下|在原则问题上决不退让。
在原则问题上没有妥协的余地。

Word Decomposition


[yuán]
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[zé]
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[shàng]

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