效验 (效驗)
xiào yàn
Pinyin

Definition

效验 (效驗)
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xiào yàn
  1. (desired) effect
  2. (expected) result
  3. effective

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

效果
xiào guǒ
  1. 1 result
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 efficacy
  4. 4 (theater) sound or visual effects
有效
yǒu xiào
  1. 1 effective
  2. 2 in effect
  3. 3 valid
效
xiào
  1. 1 variant: 效 xiào
功效
gōng xiào
  1. 1 efficacy
失效
shī xiào
  1. 1 to fail
  2. 2 to lose effectiveness

Idioms (4)

上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others
东施效颦
Dōng Shī xiào pín
  1. 1 lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
行之有效
xíng zhī yǒu xiào
  1. 1 to be effective (idiom)