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效果

xiào guǒ · xiao guo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. result
  2. effect
  3. efficacy
  4. (theater) sound or visual effects
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)新(xīn)耳机(ěrjī)降噪(jiàngzào)效果(xiàoguǒ)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How is the noise cancelling on your new earphones?

  2. Dengdeng

    效果(xiàoguǒ)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，声音(shēngyīn)很(hěn)清楚(qīngchu)。

    The effect is great and the sound is clear.

  3. Liangliang

    比(bǐ)旧(jiù)的(de)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

    Better than the old ones?

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)多(duō)了(le)。我(wǒ)听(tīng)音乐(yīnyuè)，好像(hǎoxiàng)在(zài)演唱会(yǎnchànghuì)里(lǐ)。

    Much better. When I listen to music, it's like being at a concert.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)能(néng)听到(tīngdào)我(wǒ)说话(shuōhuà)吗(ma)？

    Great. Can you hear me talk now?

  6. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？你(nǐ)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？效果(xiàoguǒ)太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)！

    What? What did you say? The effect is too good!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)吃(chī)了(le)药(yào)，但(dàn)完(wán)全(quán)没(méi)效(xiào)果(guǒ)。

I took the medicine, but it didn't work at all.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)新(xīn)的(de)教(jiào)学(xué)方(fāng)法(fǎ)效(xiào)果(guǒ)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

This new teaching method works very well.

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效
xiào

effect; efficacy

果
guǒ

fruit; result

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