效力

xiàolì

HSK 7

效力 — xiàolì

1. effectiveness; efficacy; legal/official force

   这项合约在法律上没有效力。 zhèxiàng héyuē zài fǎlǜ shàng méiyǒu xiàolì — This contract has no legal force.

2. to be effective; to serve (as); to take effect

   新规定从下个月开始生效，旧条款将不再效力。 xīn guīdìng cóng xiàgèyuè kāishǐ shēngxiào jiù tiáokuǎn jiāng bùzài xiàolì — The new regulation takes effect next month; the old provisions will no longer be in force.