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失效 (shī xiào): Lose effectiveness / become invalid (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

失效 consists of 2 characters.

to lose; to miss; to fail

to imitate, to follow an example, to be effective

How to Use 失效 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 失效 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith完全

wán完

quán全

shī失

xiào效

neutral

completely invalid

Verb + Complementwith导致

dǎo导

zhì致

shī失

xiào效

Adjective + Nounwith日期

shī失

xiào效

rì日

qī期

Subject + Verbwith合同

hé合

tong同

shī失

xiào效

Example Sentences with 失效

zhè这

ge个

diàn电

chí池

shī失

xiào效

le了

formal

cause to become invalid

formal

Written

expiration date

formal

contract becomes invalid

。

This battery has failed.

zhè这

fèn份

hé合

tong同

yīn因

wèi未

àn按

shí时

lǚ履

xíng行

，

yǐ已

yú于

shàng上

yuè月

zhèng正

shì式

shī失

xiào效

。

This contract has officially become invalid since last month due to failure to perform on time.

rú如

guǒ果

mì密

mǎ码

lián连

xù续

shū输

rù入

cuò错

wù误

，

zhàng账

hù户

bǎo保

hù护

jī机

zhì制

huì会

zàn暂

shí时

shī失

xiào效

ma吗

？

Will the account protection mechanism temporarily become invalid if the password is entered incorrectly multiple times in a row?

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wǒ我

de的

huì会

yuán员

kǎ卡

shī失

xiào效

le了

，

xū需

yào要

chóng重

xīn新

jī激

huó活

。

My membership card has expired and needs to be reactivated.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

yào药

wù物

yǐ已

jīng经

shī失

xiào效

，

yōu优

huì惠

quàn券

zài在

yuè月

dǐ底

qián前

shǐ使

yòng用

yóu由

yú于

xì系

tǒng统

gù故

zhàng障

，

ān安

quán全

xié

yóu由

yú于

mì密

yào钥

guò过

qī期

，

zhěng整

gè个

jiā

tā

他

réng仍

rán然

jiān坚

chí持

fú服

yòng用

，

zhè这

háo毫

wú无

yì益

chù处

。

Even though the medicine has lost its effectiveness, he still insists on taking it, which is completely useless.

，

fǒu否

zé则

jiāng将

zì自

dòng动

shī失

xiào效

，

qǐng请

wù务

bì必

liú留

yì意

。

Please use the coupon before the end of the month, otherwise it will automatically become invalid.

协

yì议

zàn暂

shí时

shī失

xiào效

le了

。

Due to a system malfunction, the security protocol has temporarily failed.

加

mì密

xì系

tǒng统

tū突

rán然

shī失

xiào效

，

dǎo导

zhì致

shù数

jù据

wú无

fǎ法

fǎng访

wèn问

。

Because the encryption key expired, the entire encryption system suddenly became invalid, resulting in inaccessible data.

Related Words

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Words with 失

失望shī wàngHSK 4
失败shī bàiHSK 4
丢失diū shī
丧失sàng shī
失业shī yè
失事shī shì
失传shī chuán
失利shī lì

Words with 效

效果xiào guǒHSK 4
功效gōng xiào
奏效zòuxiào
成效chéng xiào
效仿xiào fǎng
效力xiào lì
效应xiào yìng
效率xiào lǜ