收效甚微 (shōu xiào shén) — to yield very little result; to have negligible effect
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'yielded very little result' — often used after 但是 / 却 to say that an effort (money, method, treatment) produced almost no effect.
idiom
to yield very little resultto have negligible effect
Examples
- ，收效甚微。Gōng sī tóu rù le dà liàng zī jīn, dàn shōu xiào shén.The company invested a large amount of money, but the results were negligible.
- ，收效甚微，。Zhè zhǒng xīn yào suī rán ān quán, dàn shōu xiào shén, bìng rén méi yǒu míng xiǎn hǎo zhuǎn.This new drug is safe, but its effect is very slight — the patient hasn't shown obvious improvement.
- ，收效甚微，。Tā cháng shì le gè zhǒng xué xí fāng fǎ, què shōu xiào shén, chéng jì yī rán bù lǐ xiǎng.He tried various study methods, but with little result — his grades were still unsatisfactory.
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