见效 jiànxiào to produce the intended effect
to produce the intended effect; to achieve the desired result
How to remember 见效: 见 see + 效 result = to produce the intended effect.
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How it is used
- To take effect / produce the intended result - 药很快见效 (yào hěn kuài jiànxiào) the medicine worked quickly.
- Focuses on results becoming visible; common for medicine, measures, treatments.
- Colloquial-neutral; 立竿见影 (lìgān-jiànyǐng) is the vivid idiom for 'instant results'.