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起到

Mandarin · pinyin qǐ dào

(in an expression of the form 起到 qǐ dào + … + 作用 zuò yòng) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)

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起: qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
到: dào · go to, arrive, been to

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3–4 · qi3 dao4

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