How to say “effect” in Chinese
effect (phenomenon)
“Effect” in Chinese is 效应, xiào yìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
效应 is read xiào yìng: 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.
On top, 广 “shelter”. Its second reading is yìng, “respond”.
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 “效应”.
More words from the lesson “How it works”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “effect” in Chinese?
“Effect” in Chinese is 效应, pinyin xiàoyìng.
What does 效应 mean?
效应 (xiàoyìng) means “effect (phenomenon)”.
How do you write 效应?
效应 is 2 characters: 效 (xiào) — effect, result; 应 (yīng) — should, ought to. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 效应?
效应 is read xiàoyìng. Tones: xiào — fourth tone, yìng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“effect” in the lesson “How it works”
This word is from the topic “Matter and measurement” of HSK 6. 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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