Chinese word

生效

Pronunciation

Pinyinshēng xiào

Meaning

  • verbtake effect

Example

新规定下周生效。xīn guī dìng xià zhōu shēng xiào

The new regulations take effect next week.

Illustration for 生效 (take effect)

More examples

软件授权在用户同意并安装后才生效。ruǎn jiàn shòu quán zài yòng hù tóng yì bìng ān zhuāng hòu cái shēng xiào

The software license only takes effect after the user agrees and installs the software.

Core concept

A formal decision reaches the point at which its intended force starts to operate.

Common phrases

  • 合同生效hé tóng shēng xiào

    contract takes effect

  • 签署后生效qiān shǔ hòu shēng xiào

    take effect after signing

  • 自通知之日起生效zì tōng zhī zhī rì qǐ shēng xiào

    take effect from the date of notification

Similar words

开始kāi shǐ: An action or event begins.
实施shí shī: A law, policy, or plan is put into practice to produce its intended results.
起作用qǐ zuò yòng: Medicine or a measure starts to produce its intended effect.
执行zhí xíng: An order, contract, or rule is carried out in practice.

Definition in Chinese

规定、措施或合同在某一时点开始产生效力或发挥作用。guī dìng cuò shī huò hé tóng zài mǒu yì shí diǎn kāi shǐ chǎn shēng xiào lì huò fā huī zuò yòng

Word origin

生 (shēng, "arise") + 效 (xiào, "effect") presents an effect as something that comes into being and starts working.

Usage tips

  • In notices and contracts, a date placed before this verb identifies when an arrangement becomes active, which helps separate an activation date from a signing date.

Other meanings

  • be effectiveverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 生效日期shēng xiào rì qīeffective datenoun
  • 生效条件shēng xiào tiáo jiànconditions for taking effectnoun
  • 生效机制shēng xiào jī zhìmechanism for taking effectnoun

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