效益
xiào yì
Pinyin

Definition

效益
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xiào yì
  1. benefit
  2. effectiveness
  3. efficiency

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

公益
gōng yì
  1. 1 public good
  2. 2 public welfare
利益
lì yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 (in sb's) interest
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
功效
gōng xiào
  1. 1 efficacy
效果
xiào guǒ
  1. 1 result
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 efficacy
  4. 4 (theater) sound or visual effects
效率
xiào lu:4
  1. 1 efficiency
有效
yǒu xiào
  1. 1 effective
  2. 2 in effect
  3. 3 valid
特效
tè xiào
  1. 1 special effect
  2. 2 specially good effect
  3. 3 especially efficacious
效
xiào
  1. 1 variant of 傚|效[xiào]
效仿
xiào fǎng
  1. 1 see 仿傚|仿效[fǎng xiào]
受益
shòu yì
  1. 1 to benefit from
  2. 2 profit
受益匪浅
shòu yì fěi qiǎn
  1. 1 to benefit (from)
失效
shī xiào
  1. 1 to fail
  2. 2 to lose effectiveness
成效
chéng xiào
  1. 1 effect
  2. 2 result
收益
shōu yì
  1. 1 earnings
  2. 2 profit
效力
xiào lì
  1. 1 effectiveness
  2. 2 positive effect
  3. 3 to serve (in some capacity)
效应
xiào yìng
  1. 1 effect (scientific phenomenon)
效益
xiào yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 effectiveness
  3. 3 efficiency
日益
rì yì
  1. 1 day by day
  2. 2 more and more
  3. 3 increasingly
  4. 4 more and more with each passing day
有效期
yǒu xiào qī
  1. 1 period of validity
  2. 2 sell-by date
有益
yǒu yì
  1. 1 useful
  2. 2 beneficial
  3. 3 profitable

Idioms (20)

上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others
大有裨益
dà yǒu bì yì
  1. 1 bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful
  2. 2 of great service
  3. 3 to help greatly
  4. 4 to serve one well
徒劳无益
tú láo wú yì
  1. 1 futile endeavor (idiom)
救焚益薪
jiù fén yì xīn
  1. 1 add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse
  2. 2 to add fuel to the fire
有害无益
yǒu hài wú yì
  1. 1 harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good
东施效颦
Dōng Shī xiào pín
  1. 1 lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
欲益反损
yù yì fǎn sǔn
  1. 1 wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster
  2. 2 It all ends in tears.
满招损，谦受益
mǎn zhāo sǔn , qiān shòu yì
  1. 1 (idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
  2. 2 pride comes before a fall
益胃生津
yì wèi shēng jīn
  1. 1 to benefit the stomach and increase fluids (idiom)
相得益彰
xiāng dé yì zhāng
  1. 1 to bring out the best in each other (idiom)
  2. 2 to complement one another well
穷当益坚
qióng dāng yì jiān
  1. 1 poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined
  2. 2 the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
精益求精
jīng yì qiú jīng
  1. 1 to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom); constantly improving
老当益壮
lǎo dāng yì zhuàng
  1. 1 old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
良师益友
liáng shī yì yǒu
  1. 1 good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor
行之有效
xíng zhī yǒu xiào
  1. 1 to be effective (idiom)
裒多益寡
póu duō yì guǎ
  1. 1 to take from the rich and give to the poor (idiom)
道高益安，势高益危
dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi
  1. 1 More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
开卷有益
kāi juàn yǒu yì
  1. 1 lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education
集思广益
jí sī guǎng yì
  1. 1 collecting opinions is of wide benefit (idiom); to pool wisdom for mutual benefit
  2. 2 to profit from widespread suggestions

Sample Sentences

雾霾产生的主要原因还是在工业污染上，政府一味追求经济效益，用牺牲环境的代价来换取GDP的发展。
wùmái chǎnshēng de zhǔyào yuányīn háishì zài gōngyè wūrǎn shàng ，zhèngfǔ yīwèi zhuīqiú jīngjì xiàoyì ，yòng xīshēng huánjìng de dàijià lái huànqǔ GDP de fāzhǎn 。
The main source of smog is industrial pollution. The government invariably pursue economic efficiency, sacrificing the environment to forward GDP development.
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这么严重啊，到底发生了什么事？我看那家私企效益不错，前景倒也光明，你可别是意气用事啊。
zhème yánzhòng ā ，dàodǐ fāshēng le shénme shì ？wǒ kàn nà jiā sīqǐ xiàoyì bùcuò ，qiánjǐng dào yě guāngmíng ，nǐ kě bié shì yìqì yòngshì ā 。
I didn't realize it was so bad. What happened to you? I thought that that private company was quite efficient and that the prospects looked quite bright. You shouldn't let your emotions affect your decisions.
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你指的是淘汰那些占用资源多、经济效益差、环境污染严重的企业。
nǐ zhǐ de shì táotài nàxiē zhànyòng zīyuán duō 、jīngjì xiàoyì chà 、huánjìng wūrǎn yánzhòng de qǐyè 。
Are you talking about getting rid of the heavy-polluting industries which use a lot of resources and aren't very economically effective?
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没错，这些企业不但生产方式落后，投入产出比例失衡，而且是以破坏生态环境为代价来换取经济效益。
méicuò ，zhèxiē qǐyè bùdàn shēngchǎn fāngshì luòhòu ，tóurù chǎnchū bǐlì shīhéng ，érqiě shì yǐ pòhuài shēngtàihuánjìng wèi dàijià lái huànqǔ jīngjì xiàoyì 。
That's right, these firms not only have backward production methods, an imbalance between input and output, they also pursue financial efficiency at the price of destroying the environment.
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现在很多企业要求求职者具备迅速上手的工作能力，看重经验以提高企业的经济效益。
xiànzài hěn duō qǐyè yāoqiú qiúzhízhě jùbèi xùnsù shàngshǒu de gōngzuò nénglì ，kànzhòng jīngyàn yǐ tígāo qǐyè de jīngjì xiàoyì 。
Now many businesses are requiring applicants to possess the ability to master new work rapidly and they value experience in order to increase the economic returns of the business.
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你们导师真好！我们工科也一样，尤其是女研究生。用人单位一看你都二十五六岁了，马上就要结婚生孩子了，不能给公司创造效益，所以都尽量招男生。
nǐmen dǎoshī zhēn hǎo ！wǒmen gōngkē yě yīyàng ，yóuqí shì nǚ yánjiūshēng 。yòngréndānwèi yī kàn nǐ dōu èrshí wǔ liù suì le ，mǎshàng jiùyào jiéhūn shēng háizi le ，bùnéng gěi gōngsī chuàngzào xiàoyì ，suǒyǐ dōu jǐnliàng zhāo nánshēng 。
Your advisor is really good. For us engineering students it's the same, especially for female graduate students. When an employer sees that you're already 25 or 26 years old, they'll think you're going to get married and have children soon, and won't be productive for the company. So they'll try to hire only men.
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难啊，整天操心资金周转的事，头都大了。你呢？厂子的效益怎么样？
nán a ，zhěngtiān cāoxīn zījīn zhōuzhuǎn de shì ，tóu dōu dà le 。nǐ ne ？chǎngzi de xiàoyì zěnmeyàng ？
It's been tough. I spend every day worrying about cashflow. My head feels like it's going to explode. What about you? Is your factory making money?
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中医的宗旨是预防，讲求的是养生与治疗结合，在治疗某些病症上见效的确比西医慢。现代社会的生活节奏越来越快，人们都讲求时间效益，生病的时候选择首先看西医也并不奇怪。可是这并不能说明中医在国内就没有发展前途啊，不是有百分之八十七的人都相信中医吗？
zhōngyī de zōngzhǐ shì yùfáng ，jiǎngqiú de shì yǎngshēng yǔ zhìliáo jiéhé ，zài zhìliáo mǒuxiē bìngzhèng shàng jiànxiào díquè bǐ xīyī màn 。xiàndài shèhuì de shēnghuó jiézòu yuèláiyuè kuài ，rénmen dōu jiǎngqiú shíjiān xiàoyì ，shēngbìng de shíhou xuǎnzé shǒuxiān kàn xīyī yě bìngbù qíguài 。kěshì zhè bìng bù néng shuōmíng zhōngyī zài guónèi jiù méiyǒu fāzhǎn qiántú ā ，bùshì yǒu bǎifēnzhi bāshíqī de rén dōu xiāngxìn zhōngyī ma ？
The purpose of Chinese Medicine is prevention. It puts the most weight on the combination of keeping good health and curing disease. In curing some diseases, its visible results are definitely slower than Western medicine's. The pace of life in modern society is getting faster all the time. Everyone cares about fast results. Making Western medicine your first choice when you get sick isn't really strange. But this definitely does not mean that there is no potential for Chinese Medicine in China. Don't 87% of people believe in it?
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没错，这也就是为什么世博会能给主办国带来很大的人气和经济效益。其实世博会的筹备现在就已经开始了，很多相关设施已经在建设当中。这既给社会提供了很多的就业机会，又改善了我们的生活环境。
méicuò ，zhèyě jiùshì wèishénme Shìbóhuì néng gěi zhǔbànguó dàilái hěn dà de rénqì hé jīngjìxiàoyì 。qíshí Shìbóhuì de chóubèi xiànzài jiù yǐjīng kāishǐ le ，hěn duō xiāngguān shèshī yǐjīng zài jiànshè dāngzhōng 。zhè jì gěi shèhuì tígōng le hěn duō de jiùyè jīhuì ，yòu gǎishàn le wǒmen de shēnghuó huánjìng 。
Exactly. This is another reason why the Expo is able to bring so many benefits to the economy and reputation of the host country. Actually the preparations for the Expo have already started. Many facilities related to the Expo are already under construction. This has already brought the community a lot of employment opportunities, and has also improved our living environment.
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没用的，现在的大学生一抓一大把，工资要求一个比一个低。如今的公司都讲求利润效益，节省成本，经验优势比不上成本优势。
méiyòng de ，xiànzài de dàxuéshēng yīzhuāyīdàbǎ ，gōngzī yāoqiú yī ge bǐ yī ge dī 。rújīn de gōngsī dōu jiǎngqiú lìrùn xiàoyì ，jiéshěng chéngběn ，jīngyàn yōushì bǐbushàng chéngběn yōushì 。
It's useless. There are tons of college grads these days. Their salary requirements are just too competitive. These days companies only think about profit margins and cutting costs. Having experience is far less advantageous than keeping cost low.
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