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绩效 (jì xiào) — performance, results (in a work, business, or organizational context)

Definition

绩效 (jìxiào) means work or business 'performance, results' — typically measured and evaluated. Unlike 业绩, it focuses on concrete, quantifiable output rather than overall achievement.

noun
performanceresults (in a work, business, or organizational context)

Examples

  • 绩效。
    Gōng sī gēn jù jì xiào lái fā fàng jiǎng jīn.
    The company distributes bonuses based on performance.
  • 绩效。
    Tā de jì xiào yì zhí hěn yōu xiù.
    His performance has always been excellent.
  • 绩效。
    Tí gāo jì xiào shì měi gè yuán gōng de mù biāo.
    Improving performance is every employee's goal.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

绩jìachievement
效xiàoeffect

绩 means achievements, and 效 means effects, yielding the idea of results.

Characters in this word

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 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攵Written in full as攴pūto strike; action
Sound part声符shēngfú
交
交jiāo效xiào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

效 pairs 攵 (written in full as 攴), meaning “to strike; action,” with 交, which gives the sound.

Open 效 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Business & CommerceWorkplace & Office

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