效力

xiàolì

noun HSK 7-9 #6,942

Meanings

这种药的效力很强。

Zhèzhǒng yào de xiàolì hěn qiáng.

This medicine is very potent.

他为国家效力了一辈子。

Tā wèi guójiā xiàolì le yībèizi.

He served his country his whole life.

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).

效 xiào

力 lì