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

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