效力

xiàolì

noun HSK 7-9 #6,942

Meanings

1 effectiveness
2 potency
3 to serve (a country, organization)

Characters

power; strength

Examples

HSK 3

这种药的效力很强。

Zhèzhǒng yào de xiàolì hěn qiáng.

This medicine is very potent.

HSK 5

他为国家效力了一辈子。

Tā wèi guójiā xiàolì le yībèizi.

He served his country his whole life.

Tips

usage

效力 has two distinct uses: as a noun meaning 'effectiveness/potency' and as a verb meaning 'to serve/work for' (an organization or country).

Stroke Order

效 xiào

力 lì