---
title: "Jixiao Meaning: 绩效 (performance) or 讥笑 (to sneer at)?"
description: "绩效 (traditional 績效, jìxiào) means “performance; results (as in 绩效考核)”. Not the jixiao you heard? See 讥笑. Hear its tones, see what 绩 and 效 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jixiao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 绩效 mean?

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绩效 jìxiào

## performance; results (as in 绩效考核)

## Its characters

1. 绩 jì achievement
2. 效 xiào effect

## In a sentence

公司每年年底都会考核员工的绩效。 The company reviews employees' performance at the end of every year.

[More about 绩效](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BB%A9%E6%95%88)

## Other words said jixiao

- [讥笑jīxiàoto sneer at](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%AE%A5%E7%AC%91)

## More words with 绩 or 效

- [长效 chángxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changxiao)
- [成绩 chéngjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengji)
- [成效 chéngxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengxiao)
- [高效 gāoxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoxiao)
- [功效 gōngxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongxiao)
- [见效 jiànxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianxiao)
- [疗效 liáoxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaoxiao)
- [失效 shīxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shixiao)
- [无效 wúxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wuxiao)
- [效果 xiàoguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaoguo)

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