What does 效 mean in Chinese?

效 (xiào) means "variant of 效[xiao4]; to imitate" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 效?

效 is pronounced "xiào" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 效?

效 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 效?

Common words with 效 include 仿效 (to copy), 功效 (efficacy), 低效 (inefficient), 效仿 (see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4]), 报效 (render service to repay kindness).

How do you write 效?

效 has 10 strokes. Its radical is 攵. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

效 (xiào), variant of 效[xiao4]

效

xiào

variant of 效[xiao4]; to imitate

verb10 strokes

Traditional: 傚

Character Breakdown

效 = 交 + 攵

An exchange of hands — effect, to imitate

Radical: 攵 (no. 66)Strokes: 10Traditional: 傚

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Definitions

(verb) variant of 效[xiao4]
to imitate

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 效

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
仿效	fǎng xiào	to copy	HSK 6
功效	gōng xiào	efficacy	HSK 6
低效	dī xiào	inefficient
效仿	xiào fǎng	see 仿傚\|仿效[fang3 xiao4]
报效	bào xiào	render service to repay kindness
光影效	guāng yǐng xiào	lighting effect
否有效	fǒu yǒu xiào	inefficient
壁效应	bì xiào yìng	wall effect
上行下效	shàng xíng xià xiào	subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
以儆效尤	yǐ jǐng xiào yóu	in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)

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㐌(tā)· variant of 它[ta1]

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㐜(chóu)· variant of 仇[chou2]

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Grammar Notes

It's Said That (据说)HSK 4

据说 + Clause

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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