优化 yōuhuà to optimize
How to remember 优化: 优 superior + 化 change = to optimize.
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How it is used
- To optimize/improve - 优化结构 (yōuhuà jiégòu) to optimize a structure, 优化流程 to streamline a process.
- 优化 = to make better/more efficient (systems, code, allocation); a tech/management buzzword.
- Euphemism warning: 优化 (员工) can be corporate-speak for laying off staff ('optimizing headcount').
- 资源优化 (zīyuán yōuhuà) = resource optimization.