效 xiào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 交 to connect 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
效仿
xiàofǎng
to follow the example of; to imitate
Characters in this word
仿 fǎng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 方 square, rectangle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 许多城市效仿这一治理模式，却忽视了当地社区的实际承受能力。 Xǔduō chéngshì xiàofǎng zhè yī zhìlǐ móshì, què hūshì le dāngdì shèqū de shíjì chéngshòu nénglì. Many cities copied this governance model, yet overlooked the actual capacity of local communities.
- 这种做法很成功，其他公司纷纷效仿。 Zhè zhǒng zuòfǎ hěn chénggōng, qítā gōngsī fēnfēn xiàofǎng. This approach was very successful, and other companies rushed to imitate it.
- 年轻画家效仿名师的画风，却慢慢形成了自己的风格。 Niánqīng huàjiā xiàofǎng míngshī de huàfēng, què mànmàn xíngchéng le zìjǐ de fēnggé. The young painter imitated the famous master's style, yet gradually formed one of his own.
Related words
- 效果 xiàoguǒ effect; result
- 有效 yǒuxiào effective; valid
- 效率 xiàolǜ efficiency
- 成效 chéngxiào result; effect
- 功效 gōngxiào efficacy, effect
- 效应 xiàoyìng effect
- 长效 chángxiào long-acting; long-term effect
- 绩效 jìxiào performance; performance results
- 见效 jiànxiào to take effect; to produce results
- 疗效 liáoxiào curative effect; therapeutic effect
- 生效 shēngxiào to take effect
- 失效 shīxiào to become invalid; to lose effectiveness