生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
生效
shēngxiào
to take effect
Characters in this word
效 xiào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 交 to connect 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 新修订的环保条例将于明年一月正式生效，企业需要提前调整排放流程。 Xīn xiūdìng de huánbǎo tiáolì jiāng yú míngnián yī yuè zhèngshì shēngxiào, qǐyè xūyào tíqián tiáozhěng páifàng liúchéng. The newly revised environmental regulations will officially take effect next January, so companies need to adjust their emissions procedures in advance.
- 合同双方签字以后，协议从下周开始生效。 Hétong shuāngfāng qiānzì yǐhòu, xiéyì cóng xiàzhōu kāishǐ shēngxiào. After both parties to the contract sign, the agreement takes effect starting next week.
- 这项新规定从下个月开始生效，大家都要遵守。 Zhè xiàng xīn guīdìng cóng xiàgè yuè kāishǐ shēngxiào, dàjiā dōu yào zūnshǒu. This new rule takes effect starting next month, and everyone must follow it.
Related words
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 先生 xiānsheng Mr., sir; gentleman
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 医生 yīshēng doctor
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student
- 出生 chūshēng to be born