效应

效應

xiàoyìng

noun HSK 7-9 #7,130

Meanings

1 effect (scientific or social)
2 phenomenon

Characters

to respond; response

Examples

温室效应导致全球变暖。

Wēnshì xiàoyìng dǎozhì quánqiú biànnuǎn.

The greenhouse effect causes global warming.

蝴蝶效应说明小事也能引起大变化。

Húdié xiàoyìng shuōmíng xiǎoshì yě néng yǐnqǐ dà biànhuà.

The butterfly effect shows that small things can cause big changes.

Tips

usage

效应 is used for named effects or phenomena, especially in science: 温室效应 (greenhouse effect), 蝴蝶效应 (butterfly effect), 多米诺效应 (domino effect).

Stroke Order

效 xiào

应 yīng