# 奏效 (zòuxiào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 奏效 (zòuxiào) means “to take effect; to prove effective; to work”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to take effect; to prove effective; to work
- Pinyin: zòuxiào (zou4 xiao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 新的治疗方法很快就奏效了。
  Xīn de zhìliáo fāngfǎ hěn kuài jiù zòuxiào le.
  The new treatment method quickly proved effective.

## Characters

- [奏](https://hanziro.com/word/zou-play-music/) (zòu): to play music; to perform on an instrument
- 效 (xiào): to imitate (variant of 效); effect

https://hanziro.com/word/zou-xiao-take-effect/

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