起到
qǐdào
ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠˋ
- 1(in an expression of the form 起到[qi3 dao4] + … + 作用[zuo4 yong4]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
Example
他的忠告沒起到太大的作用。
tā de zhōnggào méi qǐdào tài dà de zuòyòng
His advice didn't help much.