时效 (shí xiào) — period of effectiveness; validity period; (law)…

Definition

noun

period of effectivenessvalidity period(law) statute of limitationsprescriptive period(metallurgy) agingage-hardening treatment

，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.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

The idea of 时 and 效 names the period during which something remains effective.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 時; 时 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun; day

Sound part声符shēngfú

之

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 時 pairs 日 (sun/day) with 之 as the part that gives the sound; the simplified 时 is not the form described.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

交攵效

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攵Written in full as攴pūto strike; action

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

效 pairs 攵 (written in full as 攴), meaning “to strike; action,” with 交, which gives the sound.

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