效率
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
效率 (xiàolǜ) · efficiency
效率 (xiàolǜ) means “efficiency”. It is written with 2 characters: 效 (result) + 率 (to command). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 效率 is built
The characters
效 xiào · result
What 效 is made of
- 交jiāo — to connect
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 八bā — eight
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 六liù — six
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 交 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
率 lǜ · to command
What 率 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 幺yāo — one
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A string 幺 vibrating in an instrument 亠十 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他工作效率很高。Tā gōngzuò xiàolǜ hěn gāo.He works very efficiently.
怎样才能提高学习效率？Zěnyàng cáinéng tígāo xuéxí xiàolǜ?How can I study more efficiently?
Questions about 效率
What does 效率 mean?
效率 (xiàolǜ) means “efficiency”.
How do you pronounce 效率?
效率 is pronounced xiàolǜ.
Which HSK level is 效率?
效率 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 效果xiàoguǒeffect
- 有效yǒuxiàoeffective
- 成效chéngxiàoeffect
- 功效gōngxiàoeffect
- 生效shēngxiàoto take effect
- 效益xiàoyìbenefit
- 效应xiàoyìngeffect (phenomenon)
- 汇率huìlǜexchange rate
- 率先shuàixiānto take the lead
- 坦率tǎnshuàifrank
Learn 效率 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.