效 Stroke Order

to show results / effective

highly effective / fruitful

to follow a bad example

effect (scientific phenomenon)

efficacy

to vow loyalty and devotion to

effective / in effect / valid

result / effect / quality / CL:個|个[ge4]

to take effect / to go into effect

benefit / effectiveness / efficiency

efficiency

efficient / highly effective

economic benefit / economic effectiveness

effect / result

not valid / ineffective / in vain

healing efficacy / healing effect

effectiveness / positive effect / to serve (in some capacity)

usefulness / effectiveness / (economics) utility

actual effect / practical result / efficacy

efficacy / effectiveness

to fail / to lose effectiveness

performance / results / achievement

in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom) / as a warning to others

to copy / to imitate

see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4]

produce very little effect / bring little effect

social benefit

lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself

imitate unintelligently and awkwardly