效果 xiào guǒ
“result; effect; efficacy”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
效果 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1817: 效果 xiàoguǒ — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 125
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用法How to use 效果
效果 means the effect or result that something produces, especially how well something works. It is a noun, so it is described with 好/不错/明显 or used in patterns like 有效果, 没有效果, 起到……效果.
例句Example sentences
- 这个药的效果很好。zhè ge yào de xiào guǒ hěn hǎo.This medicine works very well.
- 老师用了新方法，效果不错。lǎo shī yòng le xīn fāng fǎ, xiào guǒ bú cuò.The teacher used a new method, and the results were good.
- 我跟他谈了一次，但是没有效果。wǒ gēn tā tán le yí cì, dàn shì méi yǒu xiào guǒ.I talked with him once, but it had no effect.