---
title: "Changxiao Meaning: 长效 (long-acting) or 畅销 (to sell well)?"
description: "长效 (traditional 長效, chángxiào) means “long-acting; long-lasting”. Not the changxiao you heard? See 畅销. Hear its tones, see what 长 and 效 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changxiao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 长效 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

长效 chángxiào

## long-acting; long-lasting

## Its characters

1. 长 cháng long
2. 效 xiào effect

## In a sentence

这种药是长效的，一天吃一次就够了。 This medicine is long-acting; once a day is enough.

[More about 长效](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%95%BF%E6%95%88)

## Other words said changxiao

- [畅销chàngxiāoto sell well](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%95%85%E9%94%80)

## More words with 长 or 效

- [长度 chángdù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changdu)
- [长久 chángjiǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changjiu)
- [长期 chángqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqi)
- [长期以来 chángqī-yǐlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqiyilai)
- [长途 chángtú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changtu)
- [长远 chángyuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changyuan)
- [长征 chángzhēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changzheng)
- [成效 chéngxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengxiao)
- [成长 chéngzhǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengzhang)
- [董事长 dǒngshìzhǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongshizhang)

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