率
Readings and meanings
- rate; ratio; percentage (as in 效率 efficiency, 利率 interest rate)
Examples
他做事情很快，效率很高。
tā zuò shì qing hěn kuài, xiào lǜ hěn gāo
He does things very quickly and works very well.
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这家银行的利率很低。
zhè jiā yín háng de lì lǜ hěn dī
Interest rates at this bank are very low.
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Words that use “率” as lǜ
效率xiào lǜhow fast and well you work or do things, without wasting timeWordHSK 4汇率huì lǜhow much one country's money is worth in another country's moneyWordHSK 4几率jī lǜhow likely it is that something will happenWordHSK 7–9利率lì lǜthe percent a bank pays you for keeping money thereWordHSK 7–9功率gōng lǜpowerWordHSK 7–9概率gài lǜhow likely it is that something will happenWordHSK 7–9频率pín lǜhow often something happensWordHSK 7–9失业率shī yè lǜthe percentage of people who do not have a jobWordHSK 7–9
- to lead a group of people (as in 率领)
- frank; saying honestly what you think (as in 坦率)
- rash; doing things too fast without thinking (as in 轻率)
Examples
老师率领我们去参观工厂。
lǎo shī shuài lǐng wǒ men qù cān guān gōng chǎng
The teacher led us to visit the factory.
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他很坦率，我非常喜欢他。
tā hěn tǎn shuài, wǒ fēi cháng xǐ huan tā
He is very frank; I really like him.
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他做事太轻率了。
tā zuò shì tài qīng shuài le
He does things too rashly.
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Words that use “率” as shuài
率先shuài xiānto be the first to do something, before other peopleWordHSK 4率领shuài lǐngto lead a group of people somewhereWordHSK 5坦率tǎn shuàihonest and directWordHSK 7–9表率biǎo shuàia person who is a good example for othersWordHSK 7–9率性shuài xìngto act naturally, authentically and spontaneouslyWord率然shuài ránhastilyWord率直shuài zhífrankWord率真shuài zhēnfrank and sincereWord
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