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原则上

yuán zé shang

3-character word Traditional 原則上

What 原则上 means

1. in principle
2. generally

The characters in 原则上

• 原yuánformer; original; primary
• 则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then…
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…

Example sentences

• 每个人都将在原则上同意那个想法。
  Měigerén dōu jiāng zài yuánzéshang tóngyì nàge xiǎngfǎ.
  Everyone will accept that idea in principle.