HSK 4 · Objects

效果 xiàoguǒ “result” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 效果 means

  1. result
  2. effect
  3. efficacy
  4. (theatre) sound or visual effects

How to say 效果

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale效xiào4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale果guǒ3rd tone, dipping

效果 in a sentence

  1. 我吃了药，但完全没效果。

    Wǒ chī le yào, dàn wánquán méi xiàoguǒ.

    I took the medicine, but it didn’t work at all.

    Sentence #14028816 from Tatoeba

  2. 效果不错。

    Xiàoguǒ búcuò.

    It works well.

    Sentence #759350 from Tatoeba

  3. 效果让我爸爸满意。

    Xiàoguǒ ràng wǒ bàba mǎnyì.

    My father was happy with the result.

    Sentence #948078 from Tatoeba

How 效果 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 效 (xiào) with each of its parts in a different colour
效xiàoto imitate
  • 交to connect · jiāoSound part
  • 攵tap form of 攴 · pūMeaning part

攵 hints at the meaning (tap); 交 (jiāo) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiào.

The character 果 (guǒ) with each of its parts in a different colour
果guǒfruit
  • 田field · tián
  • 木tree · mù

Memory aidFruit 田 growing on a tree 木.

How to write 效果

效 10 strokes · 果 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

效果 (xiàoguǒ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 效果 (xiàoguǒ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 效果

Words with 效

效率xiàolǜ · efficiency效益xiàoyì · benefit生效shēngxiào · to take effect成效chéngxiào · effect功效gōngxiào · effect

Words with 果

水果shuǐguǒ · fruit苹果píngguǒ · apple如果rúguǒ · if果汁guǒzhī · fruit juice结果jiéguǒ · result果实guǒshí · fruit (of a plant)成果chéngguǒ · result后果hòuguǒ · consequences果然guǒrán · really果断guǒduàn · decisive

More words: Everyday Things

塑料袋sùliàodài · plastic bag条件tiáojiàn · condition文章wénzhāng · article橡皮xiàngpí · rubber笑话xiàohua · joke信封xìnfēng · envelope信心xìnxīn · confidence性别xìngbié · gender

FAQs

效果 (xiàoguǒ) means “result” or “effect”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it xiàoguǒ: xiào with a 4th tone, then guǒ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 效果 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiaoguo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 效果 from the suggestions. Typing xiaoguo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
效果 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.