# 优化 (yōuhuà): to optimize | HSK 6 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Language: en
Content ID: hsk-6-5197
HSK levels: 6
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:45:59.868Z
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Learn 优化 (yōuhuà), HSK 6: to optimize; to make more efficient or effective. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 优化

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yōuhuà

to optimize; to make more efficient or effective

HSK 6

## Pronunciation

yōuhuà

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## Example sentence

我们需要优化工作流程，以提高效率。

Wǒmen xūyào yōuhuà gōngzuò liúchéng, yǐ tígāo xiàolǜ.

We need to optimize the work process to improve efficiency.

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