好 hǎo good / appropriate / proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello syn 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc syn 影响 影響 yǐng xiǎng influence / effect / to influence / to affect (usually adversely) / to disturb / CL:股[gu3] syn 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 syn 效果 xiào guǒ result / effect / efficacy / (theater) sound or visual effects syn 关掉 關掉 guān diào to switch off / to shut off syn 有效 yǒu xiào effective / in effect / valid syn 起飞 起飛 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off / to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly syn 切断 切斷 qiē duàn to cut off / to sever syn 上门 上門 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 syn 展 zhǎn to spread out / to open up / to exhibit / to put into effect / to postpone / to prolong / exhibition syn 甩掉 shuǎi diào to throw off / to abandon / to cast off / to get rid of / to dump syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 副作用 fù zuò yòng side effect syn 因果 yīn guǒ karma / cause and effect syn 危害 wēi hài to harm / to jeopardize / to endanger / harmful effect / damage / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 效力 xiào lì effectiveness / positive effect / to serve (in some capacity) syn 效应 效應 xiào yìng effect (scientific phenomenon) syn 特技 tè jì special effect / stunt 生效 shēng xiào to take effect / to go into effect syn 割断 割斷 gē duàn to cut off / to sever 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 割伤 割傷 gē shāng to gash / to cut / gash / cut 并发症 併發症 bìng fā zhèng complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure) syn 截获 截獲 jié huò to intercept / to cut off and capture syn 裁员 裁員 cái yuán to cut staff / to lay off employees syn 慢性 màn xìng slow and patient / chronic (disease) / slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) syn 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 截止 jié zhǐ to end / to close / (electricity) cut-off syn 起因 qǐ yīn cause / a factor (leading to an effect) syn 成效 chéng xiào effect / result syn 切入 qiē rù to cut into / to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc) / (sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team) / (cinema) to cut (to the next scene) 隔绝 隔絕 gé jué to cut off / to isolate / isolated (from the world) syn 特效 tè xiào specially good effect / special efficacy / (cinema etc) special effects syn 鸡汤 雞湯 jī tāng chicken stock / chicken soup / (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) 截取 jié qǔ to cut off a section of sth 现行 現行 xiàn xíng to be in effect / in force / current syn 施行 shī xíng to put in place / to put into practice / to take effect syn 音效 yīn xiào sound effect 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 见效 見效 jiàn xiào to have the desired effect syn 撤掉 chè diào to cut / to throw out / to depose (from office) / to tear off syn 送行 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party syn 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off syn 推行 tuī xíng to put into effect / to carry out syn 阻隔 zǔ gé to separate / to cut off syn 隔热 隔熱 gé rè to insulate thermally / insulating (material, effect etc) 良性 liáng xìng positive (in its effect) / leading to good consequences / virtuous / (medicine) benign (tumor etc) 疗效 療效 liáo xiào healing efficacy / healing effect 剥离 剝離 bō lí to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc) syn 绝缘 絕緣 jué yuán to have no contact with / to be cut off from / (electricity) to insulate 报数 報數 bào shù number off! (command in military drill) / count off! 药性 藥性 yào xìng medicinal effect 斩断 斬斷 zhǎn duàn to cut off / to chop sth in half 根治 gēn zhì to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 剪切 jiǎn qiē to cut (with scissors or similar tool) / to shear / (geology) shear / (computing) to cut (as in "cut-and-paste") syn 多普勒 duō pǔ lè Christian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered the Doppler effect 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 欢送 歡送 huān sòng to see off / to send off syn 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) / fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it syn 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 syn 后劲 後勁 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect syn 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 蜕皮 蛻皮 tuì pí skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 浓重 濃重 nóng zhòng dense / thick / strong / rich (colors) / heavy (aroma) / deep (friendship) / profound (effect) syn 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats syn 毛毛雨 máo mao yǔ drizzle / light rain / (fig.) mere trifle / sth that has only a weak effect syn 妙手回春 miào shǒu huí chūn (idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure syn 治本 zhì běn to tackle a problem at its root / to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with 治標|治标[zhi4biao1]) syn 漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn 会师 會師 huì shī to collaborate / to join forces / to effect a junction syn 余韵 餘韻 yú yùn pleasant lingering effect / memorable stylishness / haunting tune / aftertaste (of a good wine etc) syn 实效 實效 shí xiào actual effect / practical result / efficacy syn 错落有致 錯落有致 cuò luò yǒu zhì in picturesque disorder (idiom) / irregular arrangement with charming effect syn 鱼目混珠 魚目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom) syn 因噎废食 因噎廢食 yīn yē fèi shí lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk syn 入赘 入贅 rù zhuì to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family syn 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 脱掉 脫掉 tuō diào to remove / to take off / to strip off / to discard / to shed / to come off / to fall off 起作用 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function 送走 sòng zǒu to see off / to send off 断线 斷線 duàn xiàn (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break / (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued / (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected / cut off 分拆 fèn chāi to separate off / to hive off / a demerger 单兵 單兵 dān bīng individual soldier / (literary) isolated military unit, cut off from reinforcements 剪掉 jiǎn diào to cut off / to cut away / to trim 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 割肉 gē ròu to cut some meat / to cut off a piece of flesh / (fig.) (coll.) to sell at a loss 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 燃尽 燃盡 rán jìn burn-out / cut-off 坠楼 墜樓 zhuì lóu to fall off or jump off a building 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) syn 打跑 dǎ pǎo to run off rebuffed / to fend off / (to fight off and make sb) run off 腰斩 腰斬 yāo zhǎn to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short 温室效应 溫室效應 wēn shì xiào yìng greenhouse effect 显效 顯效 xiǎn xiào to show an effect / to produce an effect / a conspicuous effect 剥掉 剝掉 bō diào to peel off / to strip off 效验 效驗 xiào yàn (desired) effect / (expected) result / effective syn 刮掉 guā diào to scrape off / to shave off (whiskers etc) / (of the wind) to blow sth away 