奏效
zau3 haau6zòu xiào
English
- to show results; to be effective
- as effective as expected
粵語 — Cantonese
- (指方法)產生到預期中嘅成效
Examples
它不会奏效。
It won't work.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
那對他依然奏效。
This still applies to him.
Tatoeba · uhasan CC BY
这条规则不是任何情况下都奏效的。
This rule does not apply in all cases.
Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY
医生们尽力控制汤姆的病情了但可惜无法奏效。
The doctors did all they could to control Tom's disease but, sadly, to no avail.
Tatoeba · basilhan CC BY
呢隻止痛藥一食就奏效。
This painkiller is very effective. It starts easing pain soon after you take it.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk