(lit.) set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom); (fig.) to get instant results
trad. 立竿見影
Also written 立竿見影【lì gān jiàn yǐng】
Characters in this word
4立
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surname Li
- Pinyin
- Lì
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 10031 of 2500
竿
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(bound form) pole; rod
- Pinyin
- gān
- Strokes
- 9
见
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to see, to meet, to appear (to be sth), to interview, opinion, view
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Traditional
- 見
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 278 of 2500
影
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picture, image, film, movie, photograph, reflection, shadow, trace
- Pinyin
- yǐng
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 13143 of 2500