起到

  1. (in an expression of the form 起到[qǐ dào] + … + 作用[zuò yòng]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)

Example sentences

他的忠告没起到太大的作用。

tā de zhōng gào méi qǐ dào tài dà de zuò yòng.

His advice didn't help much.

Related words

下手xià shǒuto start作出zuò chūto put out做出zuò chūto put out傀儡kuǐ lěi(lit. and fig.) puppet出马chū mǎto set out (on a campaign)动手dòng shǒuto set about (a task)劳láo(bound form) to toil; labor劳作láo zuòwork

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