效益

xiàoyì

noun HSK 7-9 #29,950

Meanings

1 benefit
2 efficiency
3 returns

Characters

benefit; profit

Examples

我们要提高经济效益。

Wǒmen yào tígāo jīngjì xiàoyì.

We need to improve economic efficiency.

这个项目的社会效益很大。

Zhège xiàngmù de shèhuì xiàoyì hěn dà.

This project has great social benefits.

Tips

usage

效益 is commonly used in business and economics contexts. 经济效益 (economic benefit) and 社会效益 (social benefit) are very common collocations.

Stroke Order

效 xiào

益 yì