Chinese word

药效

Pronunciation

Pinyinyào xiào

Meaning

  • nouneffectiveness

Example

这种止痛药的药效很明显。zhè zhǒng zhǐ tòng yào de yào xiào hěn míng xiǎn

This painkiller works very well.

Illustration for 药效 (effectiveness)

More examples

这个保健品的药效不太明显。zhè ge bǎo jiàn pǐn de yào xiào bú tài míng xiǎn

The effect of this health supplement is not very noticeable.

Core concept

The practical change a medicine brings to an illness or symptom, measured by how well it helps.

Common phrases

  • 药效明显yào xiào míng xiǎn

    have a clear effect

  • 药效持久yào xiào chí jiǔ

    have a lasting effect

  • 药效好yào xiào hǎo

    have a good effect

Similar words

效果xiào guǒ: A result or practical effect brought about by an action or thing.
疗效liáo xiào: The beneficial effect of a treatment or medicine on a disease.
副作用fù zuò yòng: An unwanted reaction that happens after taking a medicine.

Definition in Chinese

药物对疾病或症状产生的实际作用或效果。yào wù duì jí bìng huò zhèng zhuàng chǎn shēng de shí jì zuò yòng huò xiào guǒ

Word origin

药 (yào, "medicine") + 效 (xiào, "effect") combines the treatment with its power to produce a result, giving the word its sense of a medicine's effectiveness.

Usage tips

  • This word helps distinguish a treatment's useful result from its unwanted reactions, since English often uses different wording for those two ideas.

Other meanings

  • beneficial effectnoun

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