效力
xiào lì
Pinyin

Definition

效力
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xiào lì
  1. effectiveness
  2. positive effect
  3. to serve (in some capacity)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

力
Lì
  1. 1 surname Li
力量
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
努力
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
压力
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
实力
shí lì
  1. 1 strength
巧克力
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
引力
yǐn lì
  1. 1 gravitation (force)
  2. 2 attraction
影响力
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
效果
xiào guǒ
  1. 1 result
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 efficacy
  4. 4 (theater) sound or visual effects
给力
gěi lì
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 nifty
  3. 3 awesome
  4. 4 impressive
  5. 5 to put in extra effort
能力
néng lì
  1. 1 capability
  2. 2 ability
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
魅力
mèi lì
  1. 1 charm
  2. 2 fascination
  3. 3 glamor
  4. 4 charisma
主力
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
乏力
fá lì
  1. 1 lacking in strength
  2. 2 weak
  3. 3 feeble
人力
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
效
xiào
  1. 1 variant of 傚|效[xiào]
免疫力
miǎn yì lì
  1. 1 immunity
全力
quán lì
  1. 1 with all one's strength
  2. 2 full strength
  3. 3 all-out (effort)
  4. 4 fully (support)
全力以赴
quán lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to do at all costs
  2. 2 to make an all-out effort
兵力
bīng lì
  1. 1 military strength
  2. 2 armed forces
  3. 3 troops

Idioms (20)

上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
  1. 1 not to be up to the task (idiom)
  2. 2 incompetent
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
力挽狂澜
lì wǎn kuáng lán
  1. 1 to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
力排众议
lì pái zhòng yì
  1. 1 to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
  1. 1 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
  2. 2 to have high ambitions
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
  1. 1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
努力以赴
nǔ lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom)
勉力而为
miǎn lì ér wéi
  1. 1 to try one's best to do sth (idiom)
势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí
  1. 1 evenly matched (idiom)
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
同心协力
tóng xīn xié lì
  1. 1 to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts
  2. 2 to pull together
  3. 3 to work as one
回天无力
huí tiān wú lì
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation
孔武有力
kǒng wǔ yǒu lì
  1. 1 courageous and strong (idiom)
  2. 2 Herculean (physique etc)
年富力强
nián fù lì qiáng
  1. 1 young and vigorous (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是啊，快船队这次签了上赛季效力于火箭队的大前锋约什史密斯，控卫普里吉奥尼，甚至还把前火箭队队员查克海耶斯也招入麾下，看来里弗斯是真的跟火箭队杠上了。
shì a ，kuàichuánduì zhècì qiān le shàng sàijì xiàolì yú Huǒjiànduì de dà qiánfēng yuēshíshǐmìsī ，kòngwèi pǔlǐjíàoní ，shènzhì hái bǎ qián Huǒjiànduì duìyuán chákèhǎiyésī yě zhāo rù huī xià ，kànlai Lǐfúsī shì zhēnde gēn Huǒjiànduì gàng shàng le 。
Yes, the Clippers have signed Josh Smith, who played as a power forward for the Rockets last season, point guard Pablo Prigioni and they even recruited former Rockets player Chuck Hayes, which suggests Rivers is really gunning for the Rockets.
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谢谢，刘总。希望我可以为您效力。
xièxie ，Liú zǒng 。xīwàng wǒ kěyǐ wèi nín xiàolì 。
Thank you, Mr. Liu. I hope I can serve you.
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