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效率

xiào lǜ · xiao lü · xiao lv

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HSK 4Old HSK 5

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  1. efficiency
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Efficient until five

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)工作(gōngzuò)效率(xiàolǜ)真(zhēn)高(gāo)！

    Your work efficiency is so high today!

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)用(yòng)了(le)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)办法(bànfǎ)。

    Yes, I used a new method.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)办法(bànfǎ)？

    What method?

  4. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)做(zuò)最(zuì)难(nán)的(de)事(shì)，再(zài)做(zuò)容易(róngyì)的(de)事(shì)。

    Do the hardest thing first, then the easy things.

  5. Liangliang

    很(hěn)有道理(yǒudàoli)。效率(xiàolǜ)高(gāo)了(le)，下班(xiàbān)也(yě)早(zǎo)。

    Makes sense. With high efficiency, you leave work early too.

  6. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)效率(xiàolǜ)最高(zuìgāo)的(de)是(shì)下班(xiàbān)——五点零一分(wǔdiǎnlíngyīfēn)我(wǒ)就(jiù)走(zǒu)了(le)。

    But my highest efficiency is leaving work: I left at 5:01.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)些(xiē)学(xué)生(sheng)很(hěn)努(nǔ)力(lì)，但(dàn)效(xiào)率(lǜ)不(bú)太(tài)高(gāo)。

These students work hard, but they are not very efficient.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by sysko · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)优(yōu)化(huà)了(le)数(shù)据(jù)库(kù)索(suǒ)引(yǐn)，结(jié)果(guǒ)系(xì)统(tǒng)效(xiào)率(lǜ)提(tí)高(gāo)了(le)50%。

We optimized the database indexing, and as a result, system efficiency improved by 50%.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by vicch · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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