速率

sùlǜ
noun #23,344

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 rate
  2. 2 speed
  3. 3 velocity (technical)

Examples

HSK 4
Xīntiào sùlǜ shòu yùndòng yǐngxiǎng.
Heart rate is affected by exercise.
HSK 7-9
Shùjù chuánshū sùlǜ dádào měi miǎo yìqiān zhào.
The data transmission rate reaches one gigabyte per second.

Tips

usage
速率 is a technical/scientific term for rate or velocity, especially in physics, computing, and medicine. Everyday speed is 速度. 速率 implies a measured ratio (e.g. bits per second, beats per minute).

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