优化 (yōuhuà)

优化 means to optimize or systematically improve something to achieve better performance, efficiency, or quality, and is widely used in technical, business, and policy contexts.

Meanings

[verb] to optimize, to improve systematically, to streamline
[noun] optimization, improvement (of processes, structures, or performance)

Example Sentences

工程师正在优化算法，以提高程序运行速度。 Gōngchéng shī zhèngzài yōuhuà suànfǎ, yǐ tígāo chéngxù yùnxíng sùdù. Engineers are optimizing algorithms to improve program execution speed.

政府计划优化营商环境，吸引更多外资。 Zhèngfǔ jìhuà yōuhuà yíngshāng huánjìng, xīyǐn gèng duō wài zī. The government plans to optimize the business environment to attract more foreign investment.

通过优化供应链管理，公司大幅降低了运营成本。 Tōngguò yōuhuà gōngyìng liàn guǎnlǐ, gōngsī dàfú jiàngdī le yùnyíng chéngběn. By optimizing supply chain management, the company significantly reduced operating costs.

这次机构改革的目的是优化资源配置。 Zhè cì jīgòu gǎigé de mùdì shì yōuhuà zīyuán pèizhì. The purpose of this institutional reform is to optimize the allocation of resources.

搜索引擎优化是数字营销的核心技术之一。 Sōusuǒ yǐnqíng yōuhuà shì shùzì yíngxiāo de héxīn jìshù zhī yī. Search engine optimization is one of the core technologies of digital marketing.

经过持续优化，用户体验得到了显著改善。 Jīngguò chíxù yōuhuà, yònghù tǐyàn dédào le xiǎnzhù gǎishàn. After continuous optimization, the user experience has been significantly improved.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
优化结构	to optimize structure
优化配置	to optimize allocation
优化环境	to optimize the environment
持续优化	continuous optimization
搜索引擎优化	search engine optimization (SEO)
优化方案	optimized plan/solution

Usage Notes

优化 is a high-frequency term in modern Chinese, especially in technology, business administration, and government policy contexts. It implies a systematic, analytical approach to making something work better -- not just changing it, but improving it toward an optimal state. It is used for both processes (优化流程) and structures (优化结构), and has become a key term in the internet and tech industry (算法优化, 代码优化).

At B2 level, 优化 is essential vocabulary for anyone working in or studying technology, business, or public policy.

Memory Hook

优 means excellent/superior and 化 means to transform -- 优化 is to transform something toward excellence, like a chef refining a recipe until every ingredient is in its perfect place.