失 shī
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
失效
shīxiào
to become invalid; to lose effectiveness
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
- 这项补贴政策将在月底失效，企业若要申请必须尽快提交材料。 Zhè xiàng bǔtiē zhèngcè jiāng zài yuèdǐ shīxiào, qǐyè ruò yào shēnqǐng bìxū jǐnkuài tíjiāo cáiliào. This subsidy policy will expire at the end of the month, so companies wishing to apply must submit materials as soon as possible.
- 过期的优惠券已经失效，不能在店里使用了。 Guòqī de yōuhuìquàn yǐjīng shīxiào, bùnéng zài diàn lǐ shǐyòng le. The expired coupon is no longer valid and cannot be used in the store.
- 合同里的这一条早就失效了，你不用担心。 Hétong lǐ de zhè yī tiáo zǎojiù shīxiào le, nǐ bú yòng dānxīn. This clause in the contract lost effect long ago, so you need not worry.
Related words
- 失去 shīqù to lose
- 消失 xiāoshī to disappear
- 失败 shībài to fail; failure
- 失望 shīwàng to be disappointed
- 失业 shīyè to lose one's job; unemployment
- 失误 shīwù mistake
- 损失 sǔnshī loss; damage
- 丧失 sàngshī to lose
- 得不偿失 débùchángshī the loss outweighs the gain
- 得失 déshī gains and losses
- 挂失 guàshī to report the loss of something
- 过失 guòshī fault; negligence; mistake