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HSK
effective / in effect / valid
HSK 3
result / effect / efficacy / (theater) sound or visual effects
HSK 3
efficiency
HSK 4
effect / result
HSK 5
not valid / ineffective / in vain
HSK 6
efficacy
HSK 7-9
HSK 7-9
to take effect / to go into effect
HSK 7-9
effectiveness / positive effect / to serve (in some capacity)
HSK 7-9
effect (scientific phenomenon)
HSK 7-9
healing efficacy; healing effect
HSK 7-9
period of validity / sell-by date
HSK 7-9
to be effective over an extended period
HSK 7-9
to fail / to lose effectiveness
HSK 7-9
benefit / effectiveness / efficiency
HSK 7-9
to have the desired effect
HSK 7-9
efficient / highly effective
HSK 7-9
to show results; to be effective
HSK 7-9
key performance indicator (KPI)
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  *效* | 效* | *效
effect / efficacy / to imitate
sound effect
timeliness / period of viability or validity / (law) prescription; limitation / (metallurgy) aging
specially good effect; special efficacy / (cinema etc) special effects
equivalent; equal in effect
efficacy / effectiveness
performance / results / achievement
usefulness / effectiveness / (economics) utility
to vow loyalty and devotion to
after-effect
sound effects
to copy; to imitate
(desired) effect / (expected) result / effective
photoelectric effect
render service to repay kindness
quick results / fast-acting
urban heat island effect
to serve (in some capacity) / to work for
to be effective (idiom)
to imitate / to follow the example of
(law) period during which one can prosecute or sue sb (as stipulated by a statute of limitations)
greenhouse effect
to follow a bad example
high efficiency
inefficient / ineffective
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  *傚* | 傚* | *傚
to imitate (variant of )
(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
highly effective / fruitful
medicinal effect
effectiveness of fertilizer
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  *俲* | 俲* | *俲
variant of 傚|效
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  *効* | 効* | *効
variant of
sound effect
energy efficiency
to yield results
wondrous effect / marvelous efficacy
butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
cost-effective
domino effect / ripple effect
the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind
unproductive social interaction
consistency effect
animation effect
Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vacuum effects)
expiration date; expiry date
"magnetic" force that attracts investment and talented individuals / in particular, the attraction China has for people and capital from around the world
fast-acting heart pills (a medication developed in China in 1982 to treat heart conditions including angina)
sensitivity to timing / time-sensitive / timeliness
within the period of validity / before the sell-by date
visual effect (abbr. for 視覺效果|视觉效果)
subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
laughable low-budget special effects
position effect
lighting effect
wall effect
the Doppler effect
expiry date (of document)
volumetric efficiency (engine technology)
actual effect / practical result / efficacy
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
(law) statute of limitations
validity
effective action
payload
lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself
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
spillover effect
to strive to get sth done while the timing is right
effective medicine for a specific condition / highly effective medicine
equivalent megatonnage (EMT)
top-notch efficiency
synergy
sensational effect / wild reaction
quick-acting agent
stochastic effect
to show an effect / to produce an effect / a conspicuous effect

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