优化 優化
优化 優化 yōu huà ㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚˋ jau1 faa3 HSK 7-9
- to optimize
- (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff
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More words with these characters
优 優
- 优先 優先 yōu xiān ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢ jau1 sin1 to have priority; to take precedence
- 优势 優勢 yōu shì ㄧㄡ ㄕˋ jau1 sai3 superiority
- 优待 優待 yōu dài ㄧㄡ ㄉㄞˋ jau1 doi6 preferential treatment; to give preferential treatment
- 优惠 優惠 yōu huì ㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jau1 wai6 privilege
- 优异 優異 yōu yì ㄧㄡ ㄧˋ jau1 ji6 exceptional; outstandingly good
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- 优秀 優秀 yōu xiù ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄡˋ jau1 sau3 outstanding; excellent
- 优美 優美 yōu měi ㄧㄡ ㄇㄟˇ jau1 mei5 graceful
- 优良 優良 yōu liáng ㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄤˊ jau1 loeng4 fine
- 优质 優質 yōu zhì ㄧㄡ ㄓˋ jau1 zat1 excellent quality
- 优越 優越 yōu yuè ㄧㄡ ㄩㄝˋ jau1 jyut6 superior
- 优雅 優雅 yōu yǎ ㄧㄡ ㄧㄚˇ jau1 ngaa5 grace
- 优点 優點 yōu diǎn ㄧㄡ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jau1 dim2 merit
- 俳优 俳優 pái yōu ㄆㄞˊ ㄧㄡ paai4 jau1 (historical) comic entertainer; court entertainer
- 优伶 優伶 yōu líng ㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jau1 ling4 (old) performing artist
- 优兔 優兔 Yōu tù ㄧㄡ ㄊㄨˋ YouTube (unofficial Chinese rendering)
- 优劣 優劣 yōu liè ㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄝˋ jau1 lyut3 good and bad
- 优胜 優勝 yōu shèng ㄧㄡ ㄕㄥˋ jau1 sing3 (of a contestant) winning; superior; excellent
- 优厚 優厚 yōu hòu ㄧㄡ ㄏㄡˋ jau1 hau5 generous, liberal (pay, compensation)
- 优孟 優孟 Yōu Mèng ㄧㄡ ㄇㄥˋ jau1 maang6 You Meng, famous court jester during the reign of King Zhuang of Chu 楚庄王, known for his intelligence and sharp tongue
- 优于 優於 yōu yú ㄧㄡ ㄩˊ jau1 jyu1 to surpass
化
- 僵化 jiāng huà ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ goeng1 faa3 to become rigid
- 分化 fēn huà ㄈㄣ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fan1 faa3 to split apart
- 化妆 化妝 huà zhuāng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ faa3 zong1 to put on makeup
- 化学 化學 huà xué ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ faa3 hok6 chemistry
- 化工 huà gōng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ faa3 gung1 chemical industry (abbr. for 化学工业)
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- 化石 huà shí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˊ faa3 sek6 fossil
- 化纤 化纖 huà xiān ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢ faa3 cim1 man-made fiber (abbr. for 化学纤维)
- 化肥 huà féi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄟˊ faa3 fei4 chemical fertilizer
- 化装 化裝 huà zhuāng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ faa3 zong1 (of actors) to make up
- 化解 huà jiě ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ faa3 gaai2 to dissolve
- 化身 huà shēn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣ faa3 san1 incarnation
- 化验 化驗 huà yàn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄧㄢˋ faa3 jim6 chemical examination
- 同化 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 faa3 assimilation (cultural, digestive, phonemic etc)
- 孵化 fū huà ㄈㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fu1 faa3 breeding
- 强化 強化 qiáng huà ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ koeng4 faa3 to strengthen
- 恶化 惡化 è huà ㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ok3 faa3 to worsen
- 教化 jiào huà ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gaau3 faa3 to enlighten
- 文化 wén huà ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ man4 faa3 culture
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
- 淡化 dàn huà ㄉㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ daam6 faa3 to water down
Idioms with these characters
- 品学兼优 品學兼優 pǐn xué jiān yōu ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄧㄡ ban2 hok6 gim1 jau1 excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for behavior (at school)
- 养尊处优 養尊處優 yǎng zūn chǔ yōu ㄧㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄔㄨˇ ㄧㄡ joeng5 zyun1 cyu3 jau1 to live like a prince (idiom)
- 优胜劣汰 優勝劣汰 yōu shèng liè tài ㄧㄡ ㄕㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄞˋ jau1 sing3 lyut3 taai3 survival of the fittest (idiom)
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- 变化无常 變化無常 biàn huà wú cháng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4 (idiom) changeable; fickle
- 春风化雨 春風化雨 chūn fēng huà yǔ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ ceon1 fung1 faa3 jyu5 lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
- 出神入化 chū shén rù huà ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ceot1 san4 jap6 faa3 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
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- 逢凶化吉 féng xiōng huà jí ㄈㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ fung4 hung1 faa3 gat1 misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
- 光天化日 guāng tiān huà rì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄖˋ gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 the full light of day (idiom)
- 化敌为友 化敵為友 huà dí wéi yǒu ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ faa3 dik6 wai4 jau5 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
- 化为泡影 化為泡影 huà wéi pào yǐng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄆㄠˋ ㄧㄥˇ faa3 wai4 paau1 jing2 (idiom) to come to nothing
- 化为乌有 化為烏有 huà wéi wū yǒu ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨ ㄧㄡˇ faa3 wai4 wu1 jau5 (idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 化整为零 化整為零 huà zhěng wéi líng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ faa3 zing2 wai4 ling4 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
Example sentences
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如果 人生 是 凸 的 ， 那 我们 我們 可以 优化 優化 它 。
If human life is convex, we can optimize it.
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我们 我們 优化 優化 了 数据库 數據庫 索引 ， 结果 結果 系统 系統 效率 提高 了 50%。
We have optimized the database indexing, and as a result, system efficiency has improved by 50%.
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