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Meaning of 效

Pinyin xiào

Radical

攵

Strokes

Definition

imitate, effect / efficacy / imitate

Usage

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效 [xiào] 1. 摹仿: to imitate; 例: ～法 (method); 仿～ (to follow); 上行下～ (to take after someone above). ～尤 (to follow someone's wrong actions even when aware they are wrong). 2. 功用，成果: function; effect; result; 例: ～验 (effect verification); ～果 (result); 成～ (achievements); 有～ (effective); 功～ (meritorious service); ～益 (benefits); ～用 (usage); ～应 (response); ～率 (effectiveness). 3. 尽、致: to devote; to exert. 例: ～力 (to give one's all). Further meanings for 效: 1. 同本义: Present; devote to; render (service). 例: 司城荡意诸来奔，效节于府人而出 (from “Zuo Zhuan”, about presenting loyalty). 2. 明白: to understand. 例: 由此效之也 (from “Xunzi”, meaning to understand through this). 3. 通“校(jiào)”: to examine; to evaluate. 例: 效试 (exam test); 效志 (exam core ideology); 效情 (evaluate based on reason). 4. 授还，授: to confer. 例: 效官 (to give a position); 效业 (to appoint). 5. 显示;呈现: to manifest; to display. 例: 信者效其忠 (the loyal show their dedication). 6. 效验;验证: to verify; to validate. 例: 何以效之 (how to verify it). 7. 效劳;效忠: to serve; to be loyal. 例: 杀身自效 (sacrifice oneself to serve). 另外，效 [xiào] 还可作傚: 1. 摹仿;师法: to imitate; to learn from. 例: 效者，为之法也 (from “Mozi”). 2. 字又作傚: the character can also be written as 傚. 例: 教之为言傚也，上行之，下傚之 (from “Yuan Ming Bao”). 名词用法: 1. 功效;效果;结果: effect; result; function. 例: 效亦大矣 (from “Huainanzi”, emphasizing the significant effect). 2. 经验: experience. 例: 外夷战备日新，老将多恃旧效 (from Kang Youwei's writings, discussing reliance on past experiences).

奏效 zòu xiào

to show results / effective

卓有成效 zhuó yǒu chéng xiào

highly effective / fruitful

效尤 xiào yóu

to follow a bad example

效应 xiào yìng

effect (scientific phenomenon)

功效 gōng xiào

efficacy

效忠 xiào zhōng

to vow loyalty and devotion to

有效 yǒu xiào

effective / in effect / valid

效果 xiào guǒ

result / effect / quality / CL:個|个[ge4]

生效 shēng xiào

to take effect / to go into effect

效益 xiào yì

benefit / effectiveness / efficiency

效率 xiào lǜ

efficiency

高效 gāo xiào

efficient / highly effective

经济效益 jīng jì xiào yì

economic benefit / economic effectiveness

成效 chéng xiào

effect / result

无效 wú xiào

not valid / ineffective / in vain

疗效 liáo xiào

healing efficacy / healing effect

效力 xiào lì

effectiveness / positive effect / to serve (in some capacity)

效用 xiào yòng

usefulness / effectiveness / (economics) utility

实效 shí xiào

actual effect / practical result / efficacy

效能 xiào néng

efficacy / effectiveness

失效 shī xiào

to fail / to lose effectiveness

绩效 jì xiào

performance / results / achievement

以儆效尤 yǐ jǐng xiào yóu

in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom) / as a warning to others

仿效 fǎng xiào

to copy / to imitate

效仿 xiào fǎng

see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4]

收效甚微 shōu xiào shén wēi

produce very little effect / bring little effect

社会效益 shè huì xiào yì

social benefit

东施效颦 Dōng Shī xiào pín

lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself

效颦 xiào pín

imitate unintelligently and awkwardly