Chinese word

效力

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiào lì

Meaning

  • nouneffectiveness

Example

这种药的效力已经被证明。zhè zhǒng yào de xiào lì yǐ jīng bèi zhèng míng

The effectiveness of this medicine has already been proven.

Illustration for 效力 (effectiveness)

More examples

过期的药品会降低效力。guò qī de yào pǐn huì jiàng dī xiào lì

Expired medicines reduce their effectiveness.

Core concept

The degree of power with which a method, treatment, or rule produces its intended result.

Common phrases

  • 药品效力yào pǐn xiào lì

    drug effectiveness

  • 降低效力jiàng dī xiào lì

    reduce effectiveness

  • 保持效力bǎo chí xiào lì

    maintain effectiveness

Similar words

效果xiào guǒ: A concrete result that comes from an action or way of doing something.
功效gōng xiào: The useful effect that a medicine or treatment has for its intended purpose.
作用zuò yòng: The way a thing or force acts on or affects something else.
效用xiào yòng: The real-world usefulness of a thing or method.

Definition in Chinese

指对实现某种目的所起作用的能力或效果程度。zhǐ duì shí xiàn móu zhǒng mù dì suǒ qǐ zuò yòng de néng lì huò xiào guǒ chéng dù

Word origin

效力 (xiàolì, "effectiveness") combines 效 (xiào, "effect") + 力 (lì, "power") to name the power something has to produce an effect.

Usage tips

  • This noun is often used when a speaker rates a treatment, method, or rule as strong, weak, or proven, whereas English often uses an adjective in the same sentence.

Other meanings

  • forcenoun

Related words

  • 效能xiào néngefficacynoun
  • 有效性yǒu xiào xìngeffectivenessnoun

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