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원칙 meaning and pronunciation

wonchik · rule; principle

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 69552
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 원칙, 원치기, 원칙또, 원칭만Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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    어떤 행동이나 이론 등에서 일관되게 지켜야 하는 기본적인 규칙이나 법칙.

    English: rule; principle — A basic rule or law that one is expected to follow consistently in a certain act or theory, etc.

    Examples

    • 근본 원칙.
    • 기본 원칙.
    • 원칙을 고수하다.
    • 원칙을 따르다.
    • 원칙을 세우다.
    • 원칙을 적용하다.
Origin
原則
Categories
정치와 행정 > 정치 및 행정 행위

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