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效率 (xiào lǜ): Efficiency (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

效率 consists of 2 characters.

效
xiào
to imitate, to follow an example, to be effective
率
lǜ
rate, ratio, proportion

Word Info

Pinyinxiào lǜ
Meaningefficiency; productivity
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 5
HSK 3.0Level 5
SyntaxNoun
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HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 效率.

  • 安慰ān wèito comfort; console
  • 担任dān rènassume the office of; to hold the post of
  • 单独dān dúalone; by oneself; on one's own; single-handed
  • 承担chéng dānbear; to undertake; assume
  • 到达dào dáto arrive; get to reach
  • 尺子chǐ ziruler
  • 惭愧cán kuìashamed
  • 单位dān wèiunit
  • 电台diàn táitransceiver; radio station
  • 脖子bó zineck
  • 比例bǐ lìscale; proportion; ratio
  • 传说chuán shuōlegend; lore
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 效率.

Words with 效
  • 效果xiào guǒHSK 4
  • 有效yǒu xiàoHSK 4
  • 无效wú xiàoHSK 5
  • 高效gāo xiàoHSK 5
  • 功效gōng xiàoHSK 6
  • 成效chéng xiàoHSK 6
效应
xiào yìng
HSK 6
  • 效益xiào yìHSK 6
    • Words with 率
    • 坦率tǎn shuàiHSK 5
    • 汇率huì lǜHSK 5
    • 概率gài lǜHSK 6
    • 率先shuài xiānHSK 6
    • 率领shuài lǐngHSK 6
    • 草率cǎo shuàiHSK 6
    • 频率pín lǜHSK 6
    • 利率lì lǜHSK 7-9
    3.

    How to Use 效率 in Sentences

    Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 效率 with other words naturally.

    Measure Word + Nounwith种
    yī一
    zhǒng种
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    neutral
    a kind of efficiency
    Verb + Nounwith学习
    xué学
    xí习
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    Subject + Predicatewith高
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    hěn很
    gāo高
    Noun + Nounwith工作
    gōng工
    zuò作
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    Verb + Objectwith提高
    tí提
    gāo高
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    4.

    Example Sentences with 效率

    tā他
    gōng工
    zuò作
    hěn很
    kuài快
    ，
    xiào效
    lǜ
    neutral
    learning efficiency
    neutral
    very high efficiency
    neutral
    work efficiency
    neutral
    improve efficiency
    率
    hěn很
    gāo高
    。
    He works fast and has high efficiency.
    tí提
    gāo高
    gōng工
    zuò作
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    shì是
    gōng公
    sī司
    jīn今
    nián年
    de的
    zhǔ主
    yào要
    mù目
    biāo标
    。
    Improving work efficiency is the company's main goal this year.
    wèi为
    le了
    tí提
    shēng升
    tuán团
    duì队
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    ，
    wǒ我
    men们
    jué决
    dìng定
    yǐn引
    rù入
    xīn新
    de的
    xiàng项
    mù目
    guǎn管
    lǐ理
    ruǎn软
    jiàn件
    。
    To improve team efficiency, we have decided to introduce new project management software.
    nǐ你
    jué觉
    de得
    yuǎn远
    chéng程
    bàn办
    gōng公
    zhēn真
    de的
    néng能
    tí提
    gāo高
    gōng工
    zuò作
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    ma吗
    ？
    Do you think remote work can really improve work efficiency?
    wèi为
    le了
    tí提
    gāo高
    xué学
    xí习
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    ，
    tā她
    měi每
    tiān天
    dū都
    huì会
    zhì制
    dìng定
    jì计
    huà划
    。
    To improve her study efficiency, she makes a plan every day.
    tā他
    zuò做
    shì事
    zǒng总
    shì是
    tuō拖
    tuō拖
    lā拉
    lā拉
    ，
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    shí实
    zài在
    tài太
    dī低
    le了
    。
    He always procrastinates, and his efficiency is really too low.
    zhè这
    zhǒng种
    xīn新
    fāng方
    fǎ法
    bù不
    jǐn仅
    tí提
    gāo高
    le了
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    ，
    hái还
    jiàng降
    dī低
    le了
    chéng成
    běn本
    。
    This new method not only improves efficiency but also reduces costs.
    zhè这
    jiā家
    gōng公
    sī司
    tōng通
    guò过
    yōu优
    huà化
    liú流
    chéng程
    ，
    xiǎn显
    zhù著
    tí提
    shēng升
    le了
    shēng生
    chǎn产
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    。
    This company has significantly improved production efficiency by optimizing processes.
    wǒ我
    men们
    dé得
    tí提
    gāo高
    zuò做
    jiā家
    wù务
    de的
    xiào效
    lǜ率
    ，
    zhè这
    yàng样
    zhōu周
    mò末
    cái才
    yǒu有
    shí时
    jiān间
    xiū休
    xi息
    。
    We need to improve our efficiency in doing housework so we have time to rest on weekends.