时效 (shí xiào) — period of effectiveness; validity period; (law) statute of limitations; prescriptive period; (metallurgy) aging; age-hardening treatment
Definition
noun
period of effectivenessvalidity period(law) statute of limitationsprescriptive period(metallurgy) agingage-hardening treatment
Examples
- ，时效。Zhè fèn hé tong de yǒu xiào qī wèi sān nián, yǐ jīng guò le shí xiào.The validity period of this contract is three years, and it has already expired.
- 时效。Fǎ lǜ guī dìng de shí xiào shì liǎng nián.The statute of limitations prescribed by law is two years.
- 时效。shí xiào Chǔ lǐ néng shǐ jīn shǔ biàn yìng.Aging treatment can harden metal.
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