# 功效 (gōngxiào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 功效 (gōngxiào) means “efficacy”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: efficacy
- Pinyin: gōngxiào (gong1 xiao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 绿茶有提神醒脑的功效。
  Lǜchá yǒu tíshén xǐngnǎo de gōngxiào.
  Green tea has the effect of refreshing the mind.

## Characters

- [功](https://hanziro.com/word/gong-achievement/) (gōng): achievement; merit
- 效 (xiào): to imitate (variant of 效); effect

https://hanziro.com/word/gong-xiao-efficacy/

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