效果 (xiào guǒ) — result in Mandarin
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#968 most common word · HSK 4 · CEFR B2
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
效果 is pronounced xiào guǒ. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Zhège fāngfǎ de xiào guǒ hěn hǎo.
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What does 效果 mean?+
效果 (xiào guǒ) means "result" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 效果?+
效果 is pronounced xiào guǒ. It uses the tone 4 (falling), then the tone 3 (rising/dipping). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 效果 in Mandarin?+
效果 is the #968 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
Where 效果 fits
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