有效

yǒuxiào

effective; in effect; valid

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 4

Watch it being written

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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  • 效果xiàoguǒresultB4
  • 高效gāoxiàoefficientB5
  • 无效wúxiàonot validB5
  • 效率xiàolǜefficiencyB5
  • 成效chéngxiàoeffectB6
  • 功效gōngxiàoefficacyB6
  • 效应xiàoyìngeffect (scientific phenomenon)B6

See it in sentences

这个药很有效。

This medicine is very effective.

这个办法还有效。

This method still works.