奏
效

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The Chinese word "奏效" is formed by combining the character "奏", meaning to carry out or perform, with "效", meaning effect or result; their semantic union directly indicates that an action leads to an outcome, thus conveying the meaning of taking effect or being effective.

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这个方法很奏效。

Zhège fāngfǎ hěn zòuxiào.

This method is very effective.

我们的劝说没有奏效。

Wǒmen de quànshuō méiyǒu zòuxiào.

Our persuasion did not work.

他尝试了各种办法，终于有一个奏效了。

Tā chángshìle gè zhǒng bànfǎ, zhōngyú yǒu yīgè zòuxiàole.

He tried various methods, and finally one of them worked.

新的营销策略是否奏效还需要市场检验。

Xīn de yíngxiāo cèlüè shìfǒu zòuxiào hái xūyào shìchǎng jiǎnyàn.

Whether the new marketing strategy will be effective still needs to be tested by the market.

尽管他们投入了大量资源，但这个补救措施并未如预期般奏效。

Jǐnguǎn tāmen tóurùle dàliàng zīyuán, dàn zhège bǔjiù cuòshī bìng wèi rú yùqī bān zòuxiào.

Although they invested a lot of resources, this remedial measure did not work as expected.

Word Definition - 奏效

zòu xiào to show results; to be effective

Individual Character Details

奏 zòu
效 xiào, xiào, xiào, xiào