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15 words
Korean word
효율적
Pronunciation
Romanizationhyoyuljeok
Meaning
- adjectiveefficient
Example
그 계획은 효율적이에요.keu kye hoe geun hyo yul jeo gi e yo
That plan is efficient.
More examples
저는 효율적인 시간 관리를 위해 계획을 세워요.cheo neun hyo yul jeo gin si gan kwal li reul wi hae kye hoe geul se wo yo
I make a plan to manage my time efficiently.
Core concept
Getting more useful results from a smaller input of resources.
Common phrases
효율적인 시간 관리hyo yul jeo gin si gan kwal li
efficient time management
효율적인 업무 처리hyo yul jeo gin eom mu cheo ri
efficient task handling
Similar words
능률적neungnyuljeok: Organizing work so tasks proceed quickly and smoothly.
효과적hyogwajeok: Bringing about the result that an action or method is meant to achieve.
경제적kyeongjejeok: Keeping costs and resource use low, with little financial burden.
Definition in Korean
시간·돈·노력 같은 자원을 최소로 써서 성과를 높이는 상태si gan ton no ryeok ka teun cha wo neul choe so ro sseo seo seong gwa reul no pi neun sang tae
Word origin
The Sino-Korean noun 효율 (hyoyul, "efficiency") takes the adjective-forming suffix 적 (jeok, "having the quality of"), creating a word that describes efficient performance.
Usage tips
- A useful English contrast is that efficient concerns avoiding waste, while effective mainly concerns achieving the intended result; one method can be effective without being efficient.
Opposites
- 비효율적pihyoyuljeokinefficientadjective
Related words
- 효율hyoyulefficiencynoun
- 효율성hyoyulseongefficiencynoun