收效甚微 (shōu xiào shèn wēi) — 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 shèn wēi.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 shèn wēi, 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 shèn wēi, 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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