Chinese word

起效

Pronunciation

Pinyinqǐ xiào

Meaning

  • verbtake effect

Example

这药三天就能起效。zhè yào sān tiān jiù néng qǐ xiào

This medicine can take effect in just three days.

Illustration for 起效 (take effect)

More examples

新的疫苗接种后两周开始起效。xīn de yì miáo jiē zhòng hòu liǎng zhōu kāi shǐ qǐ xiào

The new vaccine starts to take effect two weeks after vaccination.

Core concept

Marks the point when a medicine, treatment, or measure begins to produce a practical result.

Common phrases

  • 开始起效kāi shǐ qǐ xiào

    start to take effect

  • 很快起效hěn kuài qǐ xiào

    take effect soon

  • 逐渐起效zhú jiàn qǐ xiào

    take effect little by little

Similar words

见效jiàn xiào: A treatment or method starts to show clear results.
起作用qǐ zuò yòng: To work on something and cause an effect or change.
生效shēng xiào: A law or contract formally begins to be legally valid.

Definition in Chinese

开始起作用；指某种措施、药物等经过一段时间后出现效力，侧重于“开始”这一过程，词性为动词。kāi shǐ qǐ zuò yòng zhǐ móu zhǒng cuò shī yào wù děng jīng guò yí duàn shí jiān hòu chū xiàn xiào lì cè zhòng yú kāi shǐ zhè yí guò chéng cí xìng wèi dòng cí

Word origin

起 (qǐ, "begin") + 效 (xiào, "effect") forms a verb that presents an effect as starting to operate.

Usage tips

  • English work has many uses, but this verb focuses on an intervention beginning to produce its intended result rather than on a person doing a task.

Other meanings

  • workverb

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