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生效

shēng xiào

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

shēng xiào · sang1 haau6 (Jyutping)

  1. (of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

生

Meaning
life, living, lifetime; birth
Radical
生
Strokes
5
Components
⿻一土
Cangjie
HQM
Four-corner
2510.0

效

Meaning
result, effect; effectiveness
Radical
攵
Strokes
10
Components
⿰交攵
Cangjie
YKOK
Four-corner
0844.0

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