How to say “effect” in Chinese
effect, result
“Effect” in Chinese is 效果, xiào guǒ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
效果 is read xiào guǒ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 交 jiāo hints at the sound, just as in 校 xiào.
Fruit on a 木 tree.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “效果”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 效果. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这种学习方法效果很好zhèzhǒngxuéxífāngfǎxiàoguǒhěnhǎoThis study method works really well.
More words from the lesson “Success and failure”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “effect” in Chinese?
“Effect” in Chinese is 效果, pinyin xiàoguǒ.
What does 效果 mean?
效果 (xiàoguǒ) means “effect, result”.
How do you write 效果?
效果 is 2 characters: 效 (xiào) — effect, result; 果 (guǒ) — fruit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 效果?
效果 is read xiàoguǒ. Tones: xiào — fourth tone, guǒ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“effect” in the lesson “Success and failure”
This word is from the topic “University and goals” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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