Chinese symbol for “efficient”
高效
gāo xiào
efficient; highly effective
The closest CC-CEDICT match for efficient is 高效 (gāo xiào), defined as: efficient; highly effective.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “efficient”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爽利 | shuǎng lì | efficient; brisk |
| 得力 | dé lì | able; capable |
| 干净利落 (乾淨利落) | gān jìng lì luo | squeaky clean; neat and tidy |
| 麻利 | má li | swift; agile |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 高效.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最高 | zuì gāo | tallest; highest |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase |
| 高兴 (高興) | gāo xìng | happy; glad |
| 高级 (高級) | gāo jí | high level; high grade |
| 高度 | gāo dù | height; altitude |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school (abbr. for 高级中学 (gāo jí zhōng xué)) |
| 有效 | yǒu xiào | effective; in effect |
| 效果 | xiào guǒ | result; effect |
See also: Japanese symbol for “efficient”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.