见效

jiàn xiào

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to have the desired effect

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 无效 wú xiào 无效 wú xiào not valid 没有效果，与‘见效’意思相反。: not valid

Synonyms

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• 有效 yǒu xiào 有效 yǒu xiào effective 都表示产生预期的效果，但‘见效’更侧重于见效快慢或是否见效，‘有效’更侧重于具备效力或作用。: effective
• 奏效 zòu xiào 奏效 zòu xiào to show results ‘见效’多用于口语或一般叙述，‘奏效’稍正式，常用于书面语或正式场合，强调发挥效用。: to show results

Usage notes

Collocations

‘见效’常与‘快、慢、很快’等搭配，描述效果显现的速度，如‘这药见效很快’。

Common mistakes

‘见效’是动宾式离合词，中间可以插入成分，比如‘见不了效’，否定形式不能说‘不见效’而通常说‘没见效’或‘不见效果’。

Example Sentences

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这种药 见效 很快。

This medicine takes effect very quickly.

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Child Words of 见效

• 见 见 jiàn: to see
• 见 见 xiàn: to appear
• 效 效 xiào: effect