效
力

Effectiveness in Chinese: 效力 (xiào lì)

xiào lì

effectiveness

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1effectiveness
  2. 2positive effect
  3. 3to serve (in some capacity)

Stroke order

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效
力

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄠˋ

xiào

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这种药的效力非常强。

    zhè zhǒng yào de xiào lì fēi cháng qiáng。

    This medicine is very potent.

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Related words

力

lì

power

努力

nǔ lì

to make an effort

力气

lì qi

strength

能力

néng lì

capability

效果

xiào guǒ

result

压力

yā lì

pressure

尽力

jìn lì

to strive one's hardest

精力

jīng lì

energy

力量

lì liang

power

魅力

mèi lì

charm

权力

quán lì

power

效率

xiào lǜ

efficiency

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