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立竿見影

lì gān jiàn yǐng

C1–C2 Level 7

立竿見影 (lì gān jiàn yǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “(lit.) set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. (lit.) set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to get instant results

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).