见效

見效

jiànxiào

verb HSK 7-9 #19,767

Meanings

1 to take effect
2 to produce results
3 to be effective

Characters

to see; to show

Literally 'to see results' — to take effect

Examples

这种药很快就能见效。

Zhèzhǒng yào hěnkuài jiù néng jiànxiào.

This medicine takes effect quickly.

新政策已经开始见效了。

Xīn zhèngcè yǐjīng kāishǐ jiànxiào le.

The new policy has started to produce results.

Tips

usage

见效 is especially common when talking about medicine or policies producing visible results. 立竿见影 (lìgānjiànyǐng) is a more vivid idiom meaning 'instant results'.

Stroke Order

见 jiàn

效 xiào