生效 meaning in English

shēngxiào

(of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative

HSK 7-915 strokes

Meaning of 生效

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shēngxiào
  1. (of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative

生效 in example sentences

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

一yī项xiàng新xīn的de法fǎ律lǜ生shēng效xiào了le。
A new law has come into existence.

Stroke order for each character

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

生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes

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效 xiào · result · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 生效.

先生xiānshengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
医生yīshēngdoctor; medical practitioner
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
学生xuéshēngstudent; schoolchild
生日shēngrìbirthday
生病shēngbìngto fall ill
女生nǚshēngschoolgirl; female student
男生nánshēngschoolboy; male student
大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student; college student
小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student; schoolchild
中学生zhōngxuéshēngmiddle-school student; high school student
生活shēnghuóto live; life

Questions about 生效

What does 生效 mean?

生效 (shēngxiào) means "(of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative".

How do you write 生效?

生效 is made of 2 characters: 生 (5 strokes), 效 (10 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 生效 an HSK word?

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