有效

yǒuxiào

adjective HSK 3 #2,060

Meanings

1 effective; valid
2 efficient; producing results

Characters

to have; there is

effect; result; effectiveness

Examples

这个方法非常有效。

Zhège fāngfǎ fēicháng yǒuxiào.

This method is very effective.

护照的有效期是十年。

Hùzhào de yǒuxiàoqī shì shí nián.

The passport is valid for ten years.

我们需要找到一个有效的解决方案。

Wǒmen xūyào zhǎodào yí gè yǒuxiào de jiějué fāng'àn.

We need to find an effective solution.

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usage

有效期 means 'validity period' — very common on documents, medicine, food packaging. The opposite is 无效 (invalid/ineffective).

Stroke Order

有 yǒu

效 xiào