Chinese symbol for “performance”
绩效
jì xiào
Traditional: 績效
performance; results; achievement
The closest CC-CEDICT match for performance is 绩效 (jì xiào), defined as: performance; results; achievement.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “performance”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 性能 | xìng néng | function; performance; behavior |
| 表现 (表現) | biǎo xiàn | to show; to show off |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play; show |
| 演出 | yǎn chū | to act (in a play); to perform |
| 业绩 (業績) | yè jì | achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 绩效.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成绩 (成績) | chéng jì | achievement; performance records |
| 业绩 (業績) | yè jì | achievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results |
| 政绩 (政績) | zhèng jì | (political) achievements; track record |
| 功绩 (功績) | gōng jì | feat; contribution |
| 战绩 (戰績) | zhàn jì | military achievements; (fig.) record of performance in a competitive field (esp. win-loss record in sports) |
| 有效 | yǒu xiào | effective; in effect |
| 效果 | xiào guǒ | result; effect |
| 效应 (效應) | xiào yìng | effect (scientific phenomenon) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “performance”.
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