take effect; work; be effective
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to take effect; to work; to produce the expected result
Used when a method, medicine, or strategy produces the intended outcome. Often used with negative qualifiers (不奏效) to indicate failure.
Chī吃
le了
zhè这
yào药
zhǔn准
néng能
zòu奏
xiào效
。
This medicine will definitely work after you take it.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xīn新
fāng方
fǎ法
zhōng终
yú于
zòu奏
xiào效
le了
。
This new method finally produced the desired results.
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Rú如
guǒ果
jǐng警
gào告
bù不
zòu奏
xiào效
，
wǒ我
men们
jiāng将
cǎi采
qǔ取
jìn进
yī一
bù步
xíng行
dòng动
。
If the warning does not work, we will take further action.
Tā他
de的
quàn劝
shuō说
méi没
yǒu有
zòu奏
xiào效
，
tā她
hái还
shì是
lí离
kāi开
le了
。
His persuasion did not work; she left anyway.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
cè策
lüè略
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
hěn很
zòu奏
xiào效
。
This strategy worked very well in the meeting.