时效

時效

shíxiào

noun #29,997

Meanings

1 timeliness
2 period of validity
3 statute of limitations
4 (metallurgy) aging

Characters

effect; efficacy; validity

Examples

这份合同的时效已经到期了。

Zhè fèn hétong de shíxiào yǐjīng dàoqī le.

The validity period of this contract has already expired.

诉讼时效是法律保护权利的时间限制。

Sùsòng shíxiào shì fǎlǜ bǎohù quánlì de shíjiān xiànzhì.

The statute of limitations is a time limit for legal protection of rights.

Tips

usage

时效 has multiple technical meanings: in law it is the statute of limitations (时效法); in materials science it refers to age hardening of metals (时效处理). Context is key.

Stroke Order

时 shí

效 xiào