硬指标

硬指標

yìngzhǐbiāo

noun

Meanings

1 hard target
2 rigid metric
3 inflexible performance indicator

Characters

to point; indicator

Examples

HSK 6

GDP增速不再是唯一的硬指标。

GDP Zēng sù bùzài shì wéiyī de yìngzhǐbiāo.

GDP growth is no longer the only hard metric.

HSK 7-9

减排是今年的硬指标，不容讨价还价。

Jiǎnpái shì jīnnián de yìngzhǐbiāo, bùróng tǎojiàhuánjià.

Emission cuts are a hard target this year - no room for bargaining.

Tips

usage

Policy and management jargon. 硬 here means 'rigid / non-negotiable'. Contrast 软指标 (soft target - aspirational, not binding). Common in five-year-plan and KPI contexts.

Stroke Order

硬 yìng

指 zhǐ

标 biāo