xiào

效力

Word · Verb · NounTraditional效

serve; effectiveness

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to serve; to devote one's labor

formal

A formal or literary term for serving a cause, organization, or person.

Tā他
yī一
shēng生
dōu都
zài在
wèi为
jiào教
yù育
shì事
yè业
xiào效
láo劳
 。

He devoted his whole life to serving the cause of education.

Wǒ我
yuàn愿
yì意
wèi为
gōng公
sī司
xiào效
lì力
 。

I am willing to serve the company.

2.

noun

effect; effectiveness; efficacy

Refers to the positive result or beneficial impact of something.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
de的
liáo疗
xiào效
hěn很
dà大
 。

This medicine has a great therapeutic effect.

Nǐ你
de的
quàn劝
gào告
duì对
tā他
méi没
yǒu有
xiào效
guǒ果
 。

Your advice had no effect on him.

Show 2 more examples
Zhè这
ge个
guǎng广
gào告
de的
xuān宣
chuán传
xiào效
guǒ果
fēi非
cháng常
hǎo好
 。

The promotional effect of this advertisement is excellent.

Xué学
xí习
yào要
jiǎng讲
jiu究
xiào效
lǜ率
 。

One must pay attention to efficiency when studying.