奏效
zòu xiào
Pinyin

Definition

奏效
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zòu xiào
  1. to show results
  2. 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
特效
tè xiào
  1. 1 special effect
  2. 2 specially good effect
  3. 3 especially efficacious
二重奏
èr chóng zòu
  1. 1 duet (in music)
伴奏
bàn zòu
  1. 1 to accompany (musically)
效
xiào
  1. 1 variant of 傚|效[xiào]
前奏
qián zòu
  1. 1 prelude
  2. 2 presage
功效
gōng xiào
  1. 1 efficacy
协奏曲
xié zòu qǔ
  1. 1 concerto
失效
shī xiào
  1. 1 to fail
  2. 2 to lose effectiveness
奏
zòu
  1. 1 to play music
  2. 2 to achieve
  3. 3 to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
弹奏
tán zòu
  1. 1 to play (musical instrument, esp. string)
成效
chéng xiào
  1. 1 effect
  2. 2 result
效应
xiào yìng
  1. 1 effect (scientific phenomenon)
效率
xiào lu:4
  1. 1 efficiency
效益
xiào yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 effectiveness
  3. 3 efficiency
有效期
yǒu xiào qī
  1. 1 period of validity
  2. 2 sell-by date
演奏
yǎn zòu
  1. 1 to perform on a musical instrument
无效
wú xiào
  1. 1 not valid
  2. 2 ineffective
  3. 3 in vain
生效
shēng xiào
  1. 1 to take effect
  2. 2 to go into effect

Idioms (7)

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
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
  1. 1 first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
斩而不奏
zhǎn ér bù zòu
  1. 1 to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)
曲终奏雅
qǔ zhōng zòu yǎ
  1. 1 perfect finish (idiom)
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)

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