优化
yōuhuà
verbHSK 7-9
“To optimize” in Chinese is 优化 (yōuhuà).
Meaning
- to optimize
- (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff
Example
我们优化了数据库索引，结果系统效率提高了50%。
We have optimized the database indexing, and as a result, system efficiency has improved by 50%.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
Characters
More HSK 7-9 words
帖子tiězicardHSK 7-9依依不舍yīyī-bùshěreluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leaveHSK 7-9武力wǔlìmilitary forceHSK 7-9孵化fūhuàbreedingHSK 7-9项链xiàngliànnecklaceHSK 7-9嘲弄cháonòngto teaseHSK 7-9搭建dājiànto build (esp. with simple materials)HSK 7-9恰恰相反qiàqià xiāngfǎnjust the oppositeHSK 7-9改版gǎibǎnto revise the current editionHSK 7-9祖先zǔxiānancestors; forebearsHSK 7-9
Not to be confused with: 油画 (yóuhuà, oil painting)