失
效

To fail in Chinese: 失效 (shī xiào)

shī xiào

to fail

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to fail
  2. 2to lose effectiveness

Stroke order

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失
效

Zhuyin

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ㄕ

shī

ㄕ/ sh—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄠˋ

xiào

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这张票已经失效了。

    zhè zhāng piào yǐ jīng shī xiào le。

    This ticket has already expired.

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Related words

失败

shī bài

to be defeated

失望

shī wàng

disappointed

效果

xiào guǒ

result

失眠

shī mián

to suffer from insomnia

失去

shī qù

to lose

失业

shī yè

unemployment

损失

sǔn shī

loss

消失

xiāo shī

to disappear

效率

xiào lǜ

efficiency

有效

yǒu xiào

effective

成效

chéng xiào

effect

失误

shī wù

lapse

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