起到

qǐdào
to play the role of, to function as, to act as
HSK 4

Additional Dictionary Meanings

(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)

Characters (2)

起to rise, to get upHSK 1到to arriveHSK 1