生
效

To take effect in Chinese: 生效 (shēng xiào)

shēng xiào

to take effect

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to take effect
  2. 2to go into effect

Stroke order

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生
效

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄠˋ

xiào

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个规定明天开始生效。

    zhè ge guī dìng míng tiān kāi shǐ shēng xiào。

    This rule takes effect starting tomorrow.

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Related words

生

shēng

to be born

先生

xiān sheng

teacher

学生

xué sheng

student

医生

yī shēng

doctor

生病

shēng bìng

to fall ill

生日

shēng rì

birthday

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

出生

chū shēng

to be born

发生

fā shēng

to happen

生活

shēng huó

to live

生命

shēng mìng

life (as the characteristic of living beings)

效果

xiào guǒ

result

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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