expected effect; efficacy
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
expected effect; efficacy (of medicine or methods)
Often used in the context of medicine or traditional methods to describe whether the desired result is achieved. Commonly appears in phrases like '见效验' (to show effect) or '无效验' (to have no effect).
Yào药
chī吃
xià下
qù去
，
hái还
méi没
jiàn见
xiào效
yàn验
。
He took the medicine, but hasn't seen any effect yet.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
fāng方
fǎ法
guǒ果
rán然
yǒu有
xiào效
yàn验
。
This method truly proved to be effective.
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Chī吃
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
tiān天
yào药
，
yī一
diǎn点
xiào效
yàn验
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
。
After taking the medicine for several days, there has been no effect whatsoever.
Zhè这
wèi味
cǎo草
yào药
de的
xiào效
yàn验
fēi非
cháng常
xiǎn显
zhù著
。
The efficacy of this herbal medicine is remarkably significant.