<p>效果: result; effect</p>

<p>效应: effect </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>1.虽然学校采取了一些措施，但是没有什么效果. 2.虽然学校采取了一些措施，但是没有什么效应.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Both 没有效果 and 没有效应 are correct if you want to say "no effect" </p>

<p>When you want to say "result" then you must say "效果"</p>

<p>Example: </p>

<p>"US tax reform has not <strong>achieved</strong> the expected <strong>results</strong>" = "美国税改并未<strong>达到</strong>预期的<strong>效果</strong>" </p>

<p>"US tax reform has not <strong>created</strong> the expected <strong>effect</strong>" = "美国税改并未<strong>产生</strong>预期的<strong>效应</strong>" </p>

<p>Since 效果 has meaning other than 'effect' We usually translate 'effect' as 效应</p>

<p>As user 3306356's answer stated:   'the butterfly effect' is translated as 蝴蝶效应 (the butterfly effect) instead of 蝴蝶效果(the butterfly effect/result)</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>The biggest difference is in the fact that <strong>效应</strong> is, usually, effect, as in: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the butterfly effect</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the Matthew effect,</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi_effect" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the Bambi effect</a> or as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_effects" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wiki</a> explains it:</p>

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  <p>observable phenomena</p>
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I am not sure I understand what you meant. 效果 can also be observable.
cnwang09
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Mou某
<p>虽然学校采取了一些措施，但是没有什么效应.
This sentence is wrong.</p>
<p>效果means result, but 效应 emphasize effect and influences.</p>

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Vincent
<p>Which of the following sentences is correct, or are both correct? Why?</p>
<ol>
<li><p>虽然学校采取了一些措施，但是没有什么效果.</p>
</li>
<li><p>虽然学校采取了一些措施，但是没有什么效应.</p>
</li>
</ol>

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What are the differences between 效果 and 效应?
# What are the differences between 效果 and 效应?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-12-08)

Which of the following sentences is correct, or are both correct? Why?

1. 虽然学校采取了一些措施，但是没有什么效果.
2. 虽然学校采取了一些措施，但是没有什么效应.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-12-08. Score: 3

效果: result; effect

效应: effect

> 1.虽然学校采取了一些措施，但是没有什么效果. 2.虽然学校采取了一些措施，但是没有什么效应.

Both 没有效果 and 没有效应 are correct if you want to say "no effect"

When you want to say "result" then you must say "效果"

Example:

"US tax reform has not **achieved** the expected **results**" = "美国税改并未**达到**预期的**效果**"

"US tax reform has not **created** the expected **effect**" = "美国税改并未**产生**预期的**效应**"

Since 效果 has meaning other than 'effect' We usually translate 'effect' as 效应

As user 3306356's answer stated: 'the butterfly effect' is translated as 蝴蝶效应 (the butterfly effect) instead of 蝴蝶效果(the butterfly effect/result)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-12-08. Score: 2

The biggest difference is in the fact that **效应** is, usually, effect, as in: [the butterfly effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect), [the Matthew effect,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_effect) [the Bambi effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi_effect) or as [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_effects) explains it:

> observable phenomena

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I am not sure I understand what you meant. 效果 can also be observable.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-07-30. Score: 0

虽然学校采取了一些措施，但是没有什么效应.
This sentence is wrong.

效果means result, but 效应 emphasize effect and influences.


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