立竿见影 lì gān jiàn yǐng immediate effect

Explanation

比喻事情见效很快，马上就能看到效果。

Metaphor: Things show effect quickly, you can see the effect immediately.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，有一位名叫李白的诗人，他学识渊博，才华横溢，写下了许多脍炙人口的诗篇。有一天，他来到一个偏僻的小村庄，看到村里的人们生活贫困，土地贫瘠，庄稼收成不好。李白心生怜悯，决定帮助他们改善生活。他向村长建议，先引进一种新的高产水稻品种，并教授村民科学的耕种方法。村民们起初有些怀疑，但看到李白说得头头是道，而且李白本身就是名满天下的诗人，所以他们就相信了李白的话，决定试一试。村民们按照李白教的方法，辛勤劳作，精心耕种。没过多久，新的水稻品种就成熟了，而且产量比以前高出了好几倍。村民们欣喜若狂，纷纷称赞李白是他们的恩人。李白的办法立竿见影，村民们的生活水平得到了显著的提高。

huà shuō táng cháo shí qī, yǒu yī wèi míng jiào lǐ bái de shī rén, tā xué shí yuán bó, cái huá héng yì, xiě xià le xǔ duō kuài zhì rén kǒu de shī piān. yǒu yī tiān, tā lái dào yī gè piān pì de xiǎo cūn zhuāng, kàn dào cūn lǐ de rén men shēnghuó pín kùn, tǔ dì pín jí, zhuāngjia shōu chéng bù hǎo. lǐ bái xīn shēng lián mǐn, jué dìng bāng zhù tā men gǎi shàn shēnghuó. tā xiàng cūn zhǎng jiànyì, xiān yǐn jìn yī zhǒng xīn de gāo chǎn shuǐ dào pǐn zhǒng, bìng jiào jiào cūn mín kē xué de gēng zhǒng fāngfǎ. cūn mín men qǐ chū yǒuxiē huái yí, dàn kàn dào lǐ bái shuō de tóu tóu shì dào, ér qiě lǐ bái běn shēn jiù shì míng mǎn tiān xià de shī rén, suǒ yǐ tā men jiù xiāngxìn le lǐ bái de huà, jué dìng shì yī shì. cūn mín men àn zhào lǐ bái jiào de fāngfǎ, xīn qín láo zuò, jīng xīn gēng zhǒng. méi guò duō jiǔ, xīn de shuǐ dào pǐn zhǒng jiù chéng shú le, ér qiě chǎn liàng bǐ yǐ qián gāo chū le hǎo jǐ bèi. cūn mín men xīn xǐ ruò kuáng, fēn fēn chēng zàn lǐ bái shì tā men de ēn rén. lǐ bái de bànfǎ lì gān jiàn yǐng, cūn mín men de shēnghuó shuǐpíng dé dào le xiǎn zhù de tí gāo.

Once upon a time, during the Tang Dynasty, there was a poet named Li Bai, who was knowledgeable and talented, and wrote many popular poems. One day, he came to a remote village, where he saw that the villagers lived in poverty, the land was barren, and the harvest was poor. Li Bai felt pity and decided to help them improve their lives. He suggested to the village chief that they first introduce a new high-yield rice variety and teach the villagers scientific farming methods. The villagers were initially skeptical, but seeing that Li Bai spoke with authority and was a famous poet, they believed his words and decided to try it. The villagers, following Li Bai's instructions, worked diligently and cultivated carefully. After a short time, the new rice variety matured, and the yield was several times higher than before. The villagers were overjoyed, praising Li Bai as their benefactor. Li Bai's method had an immediate effect, and the living standards of the villagers improved significantly.

Usage

通常用于形容某种措施或方法见效迅速。

tōng cháng yòng yú xíngróng mǒu zhǒng cuòshī huò fāngfǎ jiànxiào xùnsù

It is usually used to describe how quickly a measure or method takes effect.

Examples

• 新政实施后，经济发展果然立竿见影。

  xīn zhèng shíshī hòu, jīngjì fāzhǎn guǒrán lì gān jiàn yǐng

  Economic development is immediately apparent after the implementation of the new policy.

• 他的学习方法很有效，立竿见影地提高了他的成绩。

  tā de xuéxí fāngfǎ hěn yǒuxiào, lì gān jiàn yǐng de tígāo le tā de chéngjī

  His learning method is very effective and immediately improved his grades.

• 这种新药见效很快，立竿见影。

  zhè zhǒng xīn yào jiànxiào hěn kuài, lì gān jiàn yǐng

  This new drug takes effect quickly and shows immediate results.

Related Idioms

• 马到成功

• 药到病除

Opposite Idioms

• 大器晚成

• 收效甚微