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业绩 (yè jì) — achievement, accomplishment (often of a historical or personal nature); performance (of a business, employee, etc.), results

Definition

业绩 is work or business performance — the measurable results of a company, team, or employee. Compared to 成就 (personal/historical achievements) and 绩效 (HR/organizational metrics), it focuses on concrete business output.

noun
achievementaccomplishment (often of a historical or personal nature)performance (of a business, employee, etc.)results

Examples

  • 业绩。
    Gōng sī jīn nián de yè jì bǐ qù nián hǎo le hěn duō.
    The company's performance this year is much better than last year's.
  • 业绩。
    Zhè wèi lì shǐ rén wù de yè jì zhí dé wǒ men xué xí.
    The achievements of this historical figure are worth learning from.
  • 业绩。
    Měi gè yuè de xiāo shòu yè jì dōu huì zài huì yì shàng bào gào.
    The sales performance for each month is reported at the meeting.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

业yèwork
绩jìmerit

业 “work” marks the kind of 绩 “merit”, yielding achievements.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 業; 业 is its simplified writing.

  • 丵丵zhuóchisel
  • 大大dàperson; big

The traditional 業 is explained as a picture of a beam from which bells and chimes hang, or as a person lifting that beam. The simplified 业 is a shorthand, not the original shape.

Open 业 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 績; 绩 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
責
責zé績jì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 績 pairs 糸, thread, with 責 for the sound; the simplified 绩 is a later abbreviation.

Open 绩 →
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