# 起到 (qǐdào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 起到 (qǐdào) means “to play a role; to have an effect”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to play a role; to have an effect
- Pinyin: qǐdào (qi3 dao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 这种药起到了很好的作用。
  Zhè zhǒng yào qǐdàole hěn hǎo de zuòyòng.
  This medicine had a very good effect.

## Characters

- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise
- [到](https://hanziro.com/word/dao-arrive/) (dào): to arrive; to reach

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-dao-play-role/

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