HSK 6 · Money

效益 xiàoyì “benefit” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 效益 means

  1. benefit
  2. returns
  3. efficiency
  4. effectiveness

How to say 效益

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale效xiào4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale益yì4th tone, falling

效益 in a sentence

  1. 这家工厂今年效益很好。

    Zhè jiā gōngchǎng jīnnián xiàoyì hěn hǎo.

    This factory is doing very well this year.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 我们要提高工作效益。

    Wǒmen yào tígāo gōngzuò xiàoyì.

    We need to improve our work efficiency.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 效益 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 效 (xiào) with each of its parts in a different colour
效xiàoto imitate
  • 交to connect · jiāoSound part
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pūMeaning part

攵 hints at the meaning (tap); 交 (jiāo) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiào.

The character 益 (yì) with each of its parts in a different colour
益yìbenefit
  • 水water · shuǐ
  • 皿dish · mǐn

How to write 效益

效 10 strokes · 益 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

效益 (xiàoyì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 效益 (xiàoyì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 效益

Words with 效

效果xiàoguǒ · result效率xiàolǜ · efficiency生效shēngxiào · to take effect成效chéngxiào · effect功效gōngxiào · effect

Words with 益

利益lìyì · benefit收益shōuyì · earnings日益rìyì · increasingly精益求精jīngyìqiújīng · to strive for perfection

More words: Money & Economy

无偿wúcháng · free of charge物美价廉wùměijiàlián · good quality at a low price物业wùyè · property物资wùzī · goods and materials兴隆xīnglóng · prosperous信誉xìnyù · reputation需求xūqiú · demand压岁钱yāsuìqián · money given to children at Chinese New Year

FAQs

效益 (xiàoyì) means “benefit” or “returns”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiàoyì: xiào with a 4th tone, then yì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 效益 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiaoyi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 效益 from the suggestions. Typing xiaoyi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
效益 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.