有效

yǒuxiào
adjective HSK 3 #2,060

Meanings

  1. 1 effective; valid
  2. 2 efficient; producing results

Examples

Zhège fāngfǎ fēicháng yǒuxiào.
This method is very effective.
Hùzhào de yǒuxiào qī shì shí nián.
The passport is valid for ten years.
Wǒmen xūyào zhǎo dào yí gè yǒuxiào de jiějué fāng'àn.
We need to find an effective solution.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

yǒu
xiào