效

xiào

noun #8,450

Meanings

1 effect; result
2 to imitate

Examples

这个药很有效。

Zhège yào hěn yǒuxiào.

This medicine is very effective.

工作效率很高。

Gōngzuò xiàolǜ hěn gāo.

Work efficiency is very high.

效果不错。

Xiàoguǒ búcuò.

The results are not bad.

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usage

效 is used in: 效果 (effect/result), 有效 (effective), 效率 (efficiency), 效仿 (to imitate), 功效 (efficacy). Very common in work and academic contexts.

Stroke Order

效 xiào