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

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