Pà lèi tuō zuì yōudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Pareto efficiency (economics) / Pareto optimality
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b9174625be37696f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

帕累托最優 帕累托最优 [Pa4 lei4 tuo1 zui4 you1] /Pareto efficiency (economics)/Pareto optimality/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

Other forms in these source records: 帕累托最優

  • 帕
    pà

    to wrap / kerchief / handkerchief / headscarf / pascal (SI unit)

  • 累
    léi

    used in 累累[léi léi] / used in 累贅|累赘[léi zhui] and 累墜|累坠[léi zhui] / used in 纍纍|累累[léi léi]

    lěi

    to accumulate / to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]) / continuous / repeated

    lèi

    tired / weary / to strain / to wear out / to work hard

  • 托
    tuō

    to hold up in one's hand / to support with one's palm / sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) / (bound form) a shill / to ask / to beg / to entrust (variant of 託|托[tuō]) / torr (unit of pressure) / to trust / to entrust / to be entrusted with / to act as trustee

  • 最
    zuì

    (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree / (the) most ... / -est / (after 之[zhī]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shì jiè zhī zuì] "the greatest in the world")

  • 优
    yōu

    excellent / superior

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.