时效

時效

shíxiào

noun #29,997

Meanings

1 timeliness
2 period of validity
3 statute of limitations
4 aging

Characters

effect; efficacy; validity

Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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