English–Chinese
“efficiency” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinxiào lǜ
Example
我们要提高效率，减少浪费。wǒ men yào tí gāo xiào lǜ jián shǎo làng fèi
We need to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
How to say “efficiency” in Chinese
“Efficiency” in Chinese is 效率 (xiào lǜ).
A rate of turning limited resources into useful results under particular conditions.
Example sentences with 效率
合理安排时间可以提高学习效率。hé lǐ ān pái shí jiān ké yǐ tí gāo xué xí xiào lǜ
Planning your time wisely can improve your learning efficiency.
Tips for using 效率
- The word often appears in everyday discussions of time and work, where a faster result is not automatically more efficient if it requires much more effort or creates more waste.