有效性 (yǒu xiào xìng) — effectiveness; validity

Definition

A formal written noun. 有效性 stresses 'how well something works' (effectiveness) or 'legally still in force' (validity) — the -性 suffix makes it abstract and nominal.

noun
effectivenessvalidity

Examples

  • 有效性
    Zhè zhǒng fāng fǎ de yǒu xiào xìng hái xū yào jìn yí bù yán jiū.
    The effectiveness of this method still needs further research.
  • Hé tong de yǒu xiào xìng shì sān gè yuè.
    The validity of the contract is three months.
  • 有效性
    Wǒ men cè shì le xì tǒng de yǒu xiào xìng.
    We tested the effectiveness of the system.

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