Definition & Meaning

1.(of a method, medicine, etc.) effective; efficacious; have obvious effects

2.(of a prediction) accurate; right; true

líng yàn

灵 验

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1
adj.(of a method, medicine, etc.) effective; efficacious; have obvious effects
- zhè zhǒng yào tè bié líng yàn
  这种药特别灵验。
  This medicine was highly efficacious.
- fāng fǎ líng yàn
  方法灵验
  effective measure
- jiē zhòng yì miáo duì yù fáng tiān huā hěn líng yàn
  接种疫苗对预防天花很灵验。
  Vaccination is very efficacious in preventing smallpox.
synonym
yǒu xiào有效
antonym
wú xiào无效
2
adj.(of a prediction) accurate; right; true
- tiān qì yù bào què shí líng yàn
  天气预报确实灵验。
  The weather forecast turns out to be accurate.
- tā de zhè fān huà guǒ rán líng yàn
  他的这番话果然灵验。
  His prediction indeed proves to be accurate.
- tā de yù gǎn hěn líng yàn
  她的预感很灵验。
  She has an acute sense of prediction.
synonym
yìng yàn应验

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