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HSK
result / effect / efficacy / (theater) sound or visual effects
HSK 3
efficiency
HSK 4
effect / result
HSK 5
efficacy
HSK 7-9
benefit / effectiveness / efficiency
HSK 7-9
effect (scientific phenomenon)
HSK 7-9
effective / in effect / valid
HSK 3
effectiveness / positive effect / to serve (in some capacity)
HSK 7-9
to produce the intended effect; to achieve the desired result
HSK 7-9
consistency effect
to show results; to be effective
HSK 7-9
animation effect
efficient / highly effective
HSK 7-9
photoelectric effect
healing efficacy; healing effect
HSK 7-9
period of validity / sell-by date
HSK 7-9
highly efficient / effectivity
to be effective over an extended period
HSK 7-9
usefulness / effectiveness / (economics) utility
HSK 7-9
subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
to fail / to lose effectiveness
HSK 7-9
not valid / ineffective / in vain
HSK 6
actual effect / practical result / efficacy
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *效* | 效* | *效
effect / efficacy / to imitate
top-notch efficiency
efficacy / effectiveness
to no avail / achieving nothing / totally ineffective / to have no effect / to fall flat (esp. of joke or speech that is completely ignored)
high efficiency
laughable low-budget special effects
highly effective / fruitful
Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects)
"magnetic" force that attracts investment and talented individuals / in particular, the attraction China has for people and capital from around the world
to serve (in some capacity) / to work for
inefficient / ineffective
effective action
sound effect
(of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative
HSK 7-9
cost-effective
to be effective (idiom)
(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
rendering (visual representation of how things will turn out)
unproductive social interaction
validity
to follow a bad example
payload
equivalent megatonnage (EMT)
within the period of validity / before the sell-by date
expiry date (of document)
energy efficiency
domino effect / ripple effect
synergy
wondrous effect / marvelous efficacy
position effect
volumetric efficiency (engine technology)
butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
effective medicine for a specific condition / highly effective medicine
key performance indicator (KPI)
expiration date; expiry date
quick-acting agent
(desired) effect / (expected) result / effective
lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
to copy; to imitate
the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind
potency / titer (measure of effective concentration in virology or chemical pathology, defined in terms of potency after dilution by titration) / valence (perceived value in psychology) / valency
(of a medicine, poison, strategy, action etc) to begin to produce its effect; to start working
to render one's humble services / to be at sb's beck and call
urban heat island effect
medicinal effect
potency / titer (measure of effective concentration in virology or chemical pathology, defined in terms of potency after dilution by titration)
to strive to get sth done while the timing is right
render service to repay kindness
performance / results / achievement
sensational effect / wild reaction
stochastic effect
to show an effect / to produce an effect / a conspicuous effect
to yield results
the Doppler effect
greenhouse effect
quick results / fast-acting
wall effect
timeliness / period of viability or validity / (law) prescription; limitation / (metallurgy) aging
effectiveness of fertilizer
spillover effect
sound effect
to vow loyalty and devotion to
equivalent; equal in effect
(law) statute of limitations
specially good effect; special efficacy / (cinema etc) special effects
sensitivity to timing / time-sensitive / timeliness
after-effect
to imitate / to follow the example of
sound effects
fast-acting heart pills (a medication developed in China in 1982 to treat heart conditions including angina)
visual effect (abbr. for 視覺效果|视觉效果)
oxygen effect
(law) period during which one can prosecute or sue sb (as stipulated by a statute of limitations)
lighting effect
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *效* | 效* | *效
variant of 傚|效
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *效* | 效* | *效
to imitate (variant of )

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