立竿见影
lì​gān​jiàn​yǐng

to get instant results

  • created sense approved 立竿见影/立竿見影 · lì​gān​jiàn​yǐng · to get instant results — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    立竿见影 / 立竿見影

    lì​gān​jiàn​yǐng

    to get instant results

    literally to set up a pole and see its shadow; used to describe something that is immediately effective or produces quick results

    立 (literal) → 立 · lì · to set up 竿 (literal) → 竿 · gān · pole 见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 影 (literal) → 影 · yǐng · shadow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense