效力

xiào lì · xiao li

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)药(yào)对(duì)头(tóu)痛(tòng)很(hěn)有(yǒu)效(xiào)力(lì)。

This medicine is very effective for headaches.

02

他(tā)年(nián)轻(qīng)时(shí)曾(céng)为(wèi)这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)效(xiào)力(lì)。

When he was young, he once served this company.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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