影 响 yǐng xiǎng influence / effect / to influence / to affect (usually adversely) / to disturb / CL:股[gu3] 效 果 xiào guǒ result / effect / efficacy / (theater) sound or visual effects 作 用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition 成 效 chéng xiào effect / result 效 应 xiào yìng effect (scientific phenomenon) 促 成 cù chéng to facilitate / to effect 效 验 xiào yàn (desired) effect / (expected) result / effective 效 effect / efficacy / to imitate 有 效 yǒu xiào effective / in effect / valid 上 门 shàng mén to drop in / to visit / to lock a door / (of a shop) to close / to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family 危 害 wēi hài to jeopardize / to harm / to endanger / harmful effect / damage / CL:個|个[ge4] 特 效 tè xiào special effect / specially good effect / especially efficacious 推 行 tuī xíng to put into effect / to carry out 现 行 xiàn xíng to be in effect / in force / current 效 力 xiào lì effectiveness / positive effect / to serve (in some capacity) 施 行 shī xíng to put in place / to put into practice / to take effect 慢 性 màn xìng slow and patient / chronic (disease) / slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) 生 效 shēng xiào to take effect / to go into effect 音 效 yīn xiào sound effect 疗 效 liáo xiào healing efficacy / healing effect 根 治 gēn zhì to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure 特 技 tè jì special effect / stunt 实 效 shí xiào actual effect / practical result / efficacy 副 作 用 fù zuò yòng side effect 因 果 yīn guǒ karma / cause and effect 见 效 jiàn xiào to have the desired effect 起 作 用 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function 因 缘 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect 隔 热 gé rè to insulate thermally / insulating (material, effect etc) 事 半 功 倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine 鸡 汤 jī tāng chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul &ndash / i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 后 劲 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect 会 师 huì shī to collaborate / to join forces / to effect a junction 立 竿 见 影 lì gān jiàn yǐng lit. set up a pole and see the shadow (idiom) / fig. instant effect / quick results 得 structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc 错 落 有 致 cuò luò yǒu zhì in picturesque disorder (idiom) / irregular arrangement with charming effect 药 性 yào xìng medicinal effect 多 普 勒 Duō pǔ lè Christian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered the Doppler effect 画 蛇 添 足 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) / fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it 温 室 效 应 wēn shì xiào yìng greenhouse effect 显 效 xiǎn xiào to show an effect / to produce an effect / a conspicuous effect 余 韵 yú yùn pleasant lingering effect / memorable stylishness / haunting tune / aftertaste (of a good wine etc) 入 赘 rù zhuì to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family 展 to spread out / to open up / to exhibit / to put into effect / to postpone / to prolong / exhibition 施 (bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc) 香 港 基 本 法 Xiāng gǎng Jī běn fǎ Hong Kong Basic Law (in effect since the resumption of Chinese sovereignty in 1997) 星 星 之 火 xīng xing zhī huǒ a single spark (idiom) / an insignificant cause can have a massive effect 本 末 倒 置 běn mò dào zhì lit. to invert root and branch (idiom) / fig. confusing cause and effect / to stress the incidental over the fundamental / to put the cart before the horse 思 前 想 后 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom) / to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection 倒 果 为 因 dào guǒ wéi yīn to reverse cause and effect / to put the horse before the cart 光 化 作 用 guāng huà zuò yòng photochemical effect / photosynthesis / photolysis 牵 一 发 而 动 全 身 qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves / fig. a slight change will affect everything else / the butterfly effect 着 手 成 春 zhuó shǒu chéng chūn lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom) / to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) / to bring back the dead / once it starts, everything goes well 拟 音 nǐ yīn to make a sound effect / sound effect / (historical linguistics) to reconstruct the sound system of an archaic language 壁 效 应 bì xiào yìng wall effect 重 复 启 动 效 应 chóng fù qǐ dòng xiào yìng repetition priming effect 词 长 效 应 cí cháng xiào yìng word length effect 词 频 效 应 cí pín xiào yìng word frequency effect (psych.) 词 相 似 效 应 cí xiāng sì xiào yìng word similarity effect 词 优 效 应 cí yōu xiào yìng word superiority effect 辐 射 直 接 效 应 fú shè zhí jiē xiào yìng direct effect of radiation 公 园 小 径 效 应 gōng yuán xiǎo jìng xiào yìng garden path effect 规 则 性 效 应 guī zé xìng xiào yìng regularity effect 核 爆 炸 效 应 hé bào zhà xiào yìng nuclear explosion effect 剂 量 效 应 jì liàng xiào yìng dose effect 邻 近 词 频 率 效 果 lín jìn cí pín lu:4 xiào guǒ neighborhood frequency effect 确 定 效 应 què dìng xiào yìng deterministic effect 随 机 效 应 suí jī xiào yìng stochastic effect 位 置 效 应 wèi zhì xiào yìng position effect 误 入 歧 途 效 应 wù rù qí tú xiào yìng garden path effect 氧 效 应 yǎng xiào yìng oxygen effect 一 致 性 效 应 yī zhì xìng xiào yìng consistency effect 语 境 效 应 yǔ jìng xiào yìng context effect 早 期 效 应 zǎo qī xiào yìng early effect 光 电 效 应 guāng diàn xiào yìng photoelectric effect 光 影 效 guāng yǐng xiào lighting effect 卡 西 米 尔 效 应 Kǎ xī mǐ ěr xiào yìng Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects) 厄 尔 尼 诺 現 象 è ěr ní nuò xiàn xiàng El Niño effect, equatorial climatic variation over the Pacific Ocean 及 时 处 理 ， 事 半 功 倍 jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine 多 普 勒 效 应 Duō pǔ lè xiào yìng the Doppler effect 慢 性 疾 病 màn xìng jí bìng chronic illness / disease that takes effect slowly 星 星 之 火 ， 可 以 燎 原 xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom) / an insignificant cause can have a massive effect 杀 真 菌 shā zhēn jūn fungicidal / to have a fungicidal effect 毫 无 效 果 háo wú xiào guǒ to no avail / achieving nothing / totally ineffective / to have no effect / to fall flat (esp. of joke or speech that is completely ignored) 热 岛 效 应 rè dǎo xiào yìng urban heat island effect 瞑 眩 míng xuàn dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chinese medicine) 蝴 蝶 效 应 hú dié xiào yìng butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory) 见 之 实 施 jiàn zhī shí shī to put into effect (idiom) 解 酲 jiě chéng to sober up / to sleep off the effect of drink 轰 动 效 应 hōng dòng xiào yìng sensational effect / wild reaction 骨 牌 效 应 gǔ pái xiào yìng domino effect / ripple effect 厄 尔 尼 诺 现 象 è ěr ní nuò xiàn xiàng El Niño effect, equatorial climatic variation over the Pacific Ocean 安 慰 剂 效 应 ān wèi jì xiào yìng placebo effect 奠 基 者 效 应 diàn jī zhě xiào yìng founder effect 负 外 部 性 fù wài bù xìng negative influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society) 贸 易 转 移 效 应 mào yì zhuǎn yí xiào yìng trade diverting effect 正 外 部 性 zhèng wài bù xìng positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society) 残 留 效 应 carry-over effect 有 害 作 用 yǒu hài zuò yòng adverse effect / unwanted effect 不 利 影 响 bù lì yǐng xiǎng adverse effect / unwanted effect
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