How to say “effective” in Chinese
effective; valid
“Effective” in Chinese is 有效, yǒu xiào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
有效 is read yǒu xiào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A hand holding a piece of meat: “I have”.
On the left, 交 jiāo hints at the sound, just as in 校 xiào.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “有效”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 有效. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 公司需要建立有效的激励机制gōngsīxūyàojiànlìyǒuxiàodejīlìjīzhìThe company needs to create an effective incentive mechanism.
- 公司缺乏有效的监督机制gōngsīquēfáyǒuxiàodejiāndūjīzhìThe company lacks an effective oversight mechanism.
- 阅读是积累词汇的有效途径yuèdúshìjīlěicíhuìdeyǒuxiàotújìngReading is an effective way to build your vocabulary.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “effective” in Chinese?
“Effective” in Chinese is 有效, pinyin yǒuxiào.
What does 有效 mean?
有效 (yǒuxiào) means “effective; valid”.
How do you write 有效?
有效 is 2 characters: 有 (yǒu) — have, there is; 效 (xiào) — effect, result. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 有效?
有效 is read yǒuxiào. Tones: yǒu — third tone, xiào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“effective” in the lesson “The manual: what's it for”
This word is from the topic “Ecology and technology” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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