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立竿见影

lì gān jiàn yǐng

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to get instant results

Example Sentences

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立竿见影
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 792903)

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