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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 效用

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
效用 xiào yòng - usefulness
- effectiveness
- (economics) utility

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 38,080 18,011 29,394

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiào- effect
- efficacy
- to imitate
xiào- variant of 傚|效[xiao4]
xiào- to imitate (variant of 效[xiao4])
xiào- variant of 效[xiao4]
yòng- to use; to make use of; to employ
- (coverb) with; using
- to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
- usefulness; utility
- (bound form) expense; outlay
- (courteous) to eat; to drink
- (literary) hence; therefore

Other Words Containing 效用

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
效用 - - 38,080 18,011 29,394