初见成效 (chū jiàn) — to start seeing results; preliminary achievements have been made
Definition
Idiom meaning 'begin to show results' — used when an effort, reform, or plan is finally starting to pay off, but the outcome is still partial and not yet complete.
idiom
to start seeing resultspreliminary achievements have been made
Examples
- ，初见成效。Xīn zhèng cè shí shī hòu, jīng jì chū jiàn.After the new policy was implemented, the economy began to show preliminary results.
- 初见成效，。Xiàng mù yǐ jīng chū jiàn, yù jì míng nián kě yǐ wán chéng.The project has already shown initial results and is expected to be completed next year.
- ，初见成效。Jīng guò jǐ gè yuè de nǔ lì, gǎi gé zhōng yú chū jiàn.After months of effort, the reform has finally started to yield results.
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