效 xiào result
result; effect; effective
How to remember 效: 交 hand over + 攵 tap = result. Grandpa refuses to hand over money to the repairman, gives the old TV one hard tap, and grins at the result.
Component breakdown
效 = 交 hand over + 攵 tap
- 交 hand over
- 亠 lid
- 父 father
- 攵 tap
Grandpa refuses to hand over money to the repairman, gives the old TV one hard tap, and grins at the result.
How it is used
- Bound; effect/efficacy. 效果 (xiàoguǒ) result/effect, 有效 (yǒuxiào) effective/valid, 效率 (xiàolǜ) efficiency.
- 效果 (xiàoguǒ) is the observed outcome; 效率 (xiàolǜ) is the output-per-effort rate - don't swap them.
- 有效 (yǒuxiào) also means "valid" for tickets/documents: 有效期 (yǒuxiàoqī) validity period.
Words with 效
- 效果xiàoguǒeffectHSK 4
- 有效yǒuxiàoeffectiveHSK 4
- 效率xiàolǜefficiencyHSK 5
- 无效wúxiàonot validHSK 5
- 高效gāoxiàoefficientHSK 5
- 功效gōngxiàoefficacyHSK 6
- 成效chéngxiàoeffectHSK 6
- 效应xiàoyìngeffect (scientific phenomenon)HSK 6
- 失效shīxiàoto failHSK 7
- 效力xiàolìeffectivenessHSK 7
- 生效shēngxiàoto come into forceHSK 7
- 见效jiànxiàoto produce the intended effectHSK 7
- 长效chángxiàoto be effective over an extended periodHSK 7
- 奏效zòuxiàoto show resultsHSK 8
- 效仿xiàofǎngto imitate; to follow the example ofHSK 8
- 效益xiàoyìbenefitHSK 8
- 绩效jìxiàoperformanceHSK 8
- 疗效liáoxiàohealing efficacyHSK 9
Example sentences
- 运动减肥的效果很好。 Yùndòng jiǎnféi de xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.Doing exercise is an effective way to lose weight.