见
效

To have the desired effect in Chinese: 见效 (jiàn xiào)

jiàn xiào

to have the desired effect

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 見效1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to have the desired effect

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见
效

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄢˋ

jiàn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄠˋ

xiào

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

见效

Simplified

見效

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这种药吃了三天就见效了。

    zhè zhǒng yào chī le sān tiān jiù jiàn xiào le。

    This medicine took effect after three days.

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Related words

见

jiàn

to see

看见

kàn jiàn

to see

再见

zài jiàn

goodbye

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

效果

xiào guǒ

result

意见

yì jiàn

idea

可见

kě jiàn

it can clearly be seen (that this is the case)

碰见

pèng jiàn

to run into

效率

xiào lǜ

efficiency

听见

tīng jiàn

to hear

常见

cháng jiàn

commonly seen

见到

jiàn dào

to see

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