Chinese word

效应

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiào yìng

Meaning

  • nouneffect

Example

这个政策产生了明显的效应。zhè ge zhèng cè chǎn shēng le míng xiǎn de xiào yìng

This policy had a clear effect.

Illustration for 效应 (effect)

More examples

小剂量药物可能产生累积的效应。xiǎo jì liàng yào wù kě néng chǎn shēng lěi jī de xiào yìng

Low-dose medicine may produce a cumulative effect.

Core concept

A visible change left behind by a cause, often within a repeatable system.

Common phrases

  • 短期效应duǎn qī xiào yìng

    short-term effect

  • 长期效应cháng qī xiào yìng

    long-term effect

  • 累积效应lěi jī xiào yìng

    cumulative effect

Similar words

效果xiào guǒ: A visible result or level of success produced by an action, treatment, or plan.
影响yíng xiǎng: A change that something brings to another thing's condition, behavior, or way of thinking.
作用zuò yòng: The action of a thing or force that produces a change or result.
结果jié guǒ: The result or final outcome that appears after an event or action.

Definition in Chinese

因某种原因产生的可观测的作用或变化，常用于描述具有一定规律性或系统性影响。yīn móu zhǒng yuán yīn chǎn shēng de kě guān cè de zuò yòng huò biàn huà cháng yòng yú miáo shù jù yǒu yí dìng guī lǜ xìng huò xì tǒng xìng yíng xiǎng

Word origin

效 (xiào, "efficacy") + 应 (yìng, "response") forms the idea of a response produced by a cause.

Usage tips

  • This word has a formal tone and fits explanations of policies, science, medicine, and other organized processes better than casual personal comments.

Other meanings

  • impactnoun
  • influencenoun

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