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
效力
xiàolì
to serve; effect; effectiveness
Characters in this word
力 lì
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这项协定自签署之日起正式发生效力，各方均须履行承诺。 Zhè xiàng xiédìng zì qiānshǔ zhī rì qǐ zhèngshì fāshēng xiàolì, gè fāng jūn xū lǚxíng chéngnuò. This agreement takes formal effect from the date of signing, and all parties must fulfil their commitments.
- 他曾在国外效力多年，最终选择回国发展。 Tā céng zài guówài xiàolì duō nián, zuìzhōng xuǎnzé huí guó fāzhǎn. He served abroad for many years, but finally chose to return home for his career.
- 这份文件还没有法律效力，暂时不能作为依据。 Zhè fèn wénjiàn hái méiyǒu fǎlǜ xiàolì, zànshí bùnéng zuòwéi yījù. This document does not yet have legal force and cannot serve as a basis for now.
Related words
- 效果 xiàoguǒ effect; result
- 有效 yǒuxiào effective; valid
- 效率 xiàolǜ efficiency
- 成效 chéngxiào result; effect
- 功效 gōngxiào efficacy, effect
- 效应 xiàoyìng effect
- 长效 chángxiào long-acting; long-term effect
- 绩效 jìxiào performance; performance results
- 见效 jiànxiào to take effect; to produce results
- 疗效 liáoxiào curative effect; therapeutic effect
- 生效 shēngxiào to take effect
- 失效 shīxiào to become invalid; to lose effectiveness