- 原则上 yuánzéshang generallyas a general rule, often allowing for exceptions
- 原则性 yuánzéxìng principled
- 四项基本原则 Sìxiàng Jīběn Yuánzé Four Cardinal Principlesthe Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism
- 和平共处五项原则 hépínggòngchǔwǔxiàngyuánzé Five PrinciplesZhou Enlai's 1954 Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, also known as the Panchsheel series of agreements between the PRC and India.
- 无原则 wúyuánzé unprincipledunprincipled; lacking principles
- 一般原则 yībānyuánzé general principle
- 基本原则 jīběnyuánzé principlea fundamental doctrine, guiding rule, or raison d'être that forms the basis of a system or belief
- 处世原则 chǔshìyuánzé principles of conductthe fundamental rules or maxims one follows when dealing with the world and interacting with others
- 处事原则 chǔshìyuánzé principlesone's guiding principles or maxims for handling affairs and interacting with others
- 一中原则 yīzhōngyuánzé One-China principleThe official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China.