Definition & Meaning

get quick results; produce an immediate effect; a pole casts a shadow as soon as it is set up; a shadow is cast as soon as a pole is raised

Word usage

lì gān jiàn yǐng

立 竿 见 影

Level:

IP L5 Intermediate

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slmetaget quick results; produce an immediate effect; a pole casts a shadow as soon as it is set up; a shadow is cast as soon as a pole is raised
- lì gān jiàn yǐng de zhì liáo fāng fǎ
  立竿见影的治疗方法
  instant cure
- lì gān jiàn yǐng de chéng guǒ
  立竿见影的成果
  quick results
synonym
xíng zhī yǒu xiào行之有效 zhuó yǒu chéng xiào卓有成效 chuī kāng jiàn mǐ吹糠见米 lì jiàn chéng xiào立见成效

Word usage

Note
1."立竿见影" is often used with words such as effect; 2."竿" cannot be written as "杆".

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