效力 meaning in English

xiàolì

effectiveness; positive effect

HSK 7-9noun12 strokes

Meaning of 效力

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiàolì
  1. effectiveness
  2. positive effect
  3. to serve (in some capacity)

效力 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè份fèn合hé同tóng没méi有yǒu法fǎ律lǜ效xiào力lì。
This contract is null and void.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

效 xiào · result · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

力 lì · power · 2 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2

Related words

Words that share a character with 效力.

努力nǔlìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
力量lìliàngpower; force; strength
能力nénglìcapability; ability
压力yālìpressure
有效yǒuxiàoeffective; in effect
效果xiàoguǒresult; effect
动力dònglìmotive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
实力shílìstrength
听力tīnglìhearing; listening ability
巧克力qiǎokèlì(loanword) chocolate
尽力jìnlìto strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
力气lìqiphysical strength

Questions about 效力

What does 效力 mean?

效力 (xiàolì) means "effectiveness; positive effect" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 效力?

效力 is made of 2 characters: 效 (10 strokes), 力 (2 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 效力 an HSK word?

Yes. 效力 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.