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效力

xiàolì
noun HSK 7 #6,942

Meanings

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

Examples

这种药的效力很强。
Zhè zhǒng 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 yī bèizi.
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