效
率

Efficiency in Chinese: 效率 (xiào lǜ)

xiào lǜ

efficiency

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1efficiency

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效
率

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄠˋ

xiào

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄩˋ

lǜ

ㄌ/ lㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 你们的效率太低了。

    nǐ men de xiào lǜ tài dī le。

    It is inefficient of you.

  • 这餐厅的服务一点效率也没有。

    zhè cān tīng de fú wù yì diǎn xiào lǜ yě méi yǒu。

    The service in this restaurant is none too fast.

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Related words

率

lǜ

rate

效果

xiào guǒ

result

汇率

huì lǜ

exchange rate

坦率

tǎn shuài

frank (discussion)

有效

yǒu xiào

effective

率先

shuài xiān

to take the lead

成效

chéng xiào

effect

率领

shuài lǐng

to lead

无效

wú xiào

not valid

表率

biǎo shuài

example

概率

gài lǜ

probability (math.)

高效

gāo xiào

efficient

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