Business Buzzword | "效率"— The Make-or-Break Metric at Work

xiào lǜ




01
Core Meaning

效率
xiào lǜ
Efficiency
Use less time and resources
to do more and better work.
02
Useful Sentences
01
Evaluation
Subject+ 效率 + 高/低Subject+ xiàolǜ + gāo / dīSubject+ efficiency + high / low
他做事效率很高.
Tā zuòshì xiàolǜ hěn gāo.
He works with high efficiency.
这个流程效率太低.
Zhège liúchéng xiàolǜ tài dī.
This process is too inefficient.
02
Suggestion
提升/提高 + 效率tíshēng / tígāo + xiàolǜto improve / to increase + efficiency
我们需要提高工作效率.
Wǒmen xūyào tígāo gōngzuò xiàolǜ.
We need to improve work efficiency.
这个工具能提升效率。
Zhège gōngjù néng tíshēng xiàolǜ.
This tool can improve efficiency.
03
Comparison
[Method A]+比+[Method B]+效率高
[Method A]+bǐ+[Method B]+xiàolǜ gāo
[Method A]+is more efficient than+[Method B]
用电脑比用手写效率高。
Yòng diànnǎo bǐ yòng
shǒuxiě xiàolǜ gāo.
Using a computer is more
efficient than handwriting.
这个方案比那个效率高。
Zhège fāng’àn bǐ nàge xiàolǜ gāo.
This plan is more efficient than that one.
03
Common Phrases
效率高-xiàolǜ gāo
-efficient / high efficiency
效率低-xiàolǜ dī
-inefficient / low efficiency
工作效率-gōngzuò xiàolǜ
-work efficiency
时间效率-shíjiān xiàolǜ
-time efficiency
注意效率-zhùyì xiàolǜ
-focus on efficiency
04
Quick Quiz
What should you say to describe someone who works quickly and well?
A. 他效率高 (Tā xiàolǜ gāo)B. 他效率低 (Tā xiàolǜ dī)C. 他效率一般 (Tā xiàolǜ yìbān)
“这个App帮我们提高了效率。(Zhège App bāng wǒmen tígāo le xiàolǜ.)”What does this sentence mean?
A. The App is expensiveB. The App helps us work faster and betterC. The App is difficult to use
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