leot6率

Jyutpingleot6

Yaleleuht

Common

Definition

Rate or ratio; the proportion of one quantity to another.

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How it's used

Functions primarily as a suffix in compound nouns to denote a statistical rate or percentage. It is almost exclusively used in formal, academic, or professional contexts rather than casual conversation. When speaking colloquially, people often prefer using phrases like 幾多成 or 佔幾多嚟表達比例.

Examples

le1呢gaan1間gung1公si1司ge3嘅lau4流sat1失leot2率hou2好gou1高。

The turnover rate of this company is very high.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知hoeng1香gong2港ge3嘅sat1失jip6業leot2率hai6係gei2幾do1多？

Do you know what the unemployment rate in Hong Kong is?

Common phrases

sing4成gung1功leot2率

success rate

ceot1出sang1生leot2率

birth rate

si2使jung6用leot2率

usage rate

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use it as a standalone word to mean 'rate' or 'speed', but it must be attached to a preceding noun to form a specific concept. It cannot be used as a verb to mean 'to rate' something.