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有效

yǒu xiào · you xiao

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Meaning

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  1. effective
  2. in effect
  3. valid
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The coupon

  1. Dengdeng

    这张(zhèzhāng)优惠券(yōuhuìquàn)今天(jīntiān)还(hái)有效(yǒuxiào)吗(ma)？

    Is this coupon still valid today?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)，上面(shàngmiàn)写(xiě)着(zhe)昨天(zuótiān)到期(dàoqī)，今天(jīntiān)已经(yǐjīng)无效(wúxiào)了(le)。

    Let me look. It says it expired yesterday, so it is no longer valid today.

  3. Dengdeng

    太(tài)可惜(kěxī)了(le)。

    What a pity.

  4. Liangliang

    不过(bùguò)今天(jīntiān)是(shì)店庆(diànqìng)，所有(suǒyǒu)人(rén)都(dōu)半价(bànjià)！

    But today is the shop's anniversary, and everyone gets half price!

  5. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)的(de)店庆(diànqìng)，比(bǐ)我(wǒ)的(de)券(quàn)还(hái)有效(yǒuxiào)！

    Today's anniversary works even better than my coupon!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

预(yù)防(fáng)措(cuò)施(shī)比(bǐ)真(zhēn)正(zhèng)的(de)治(zhì)疗(liáo)更(gèng)有(yǒu)效(xiào)。

Preventive measures are much more effective than the actual treatment.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)正(zhèng)寻(xún)找(zhǎo)对(duì)这(zhè)疾(jí)病(bìng)有(yǒu)效(xiào)的(de)药(yào)。

The doctor is looking for medicine that is effective for this illness.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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有
yǒu

to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒuyì) intentional)

效
xiào

effect; efficacy

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