# 失效 (shīxiào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 失效 (shīxiào) means “to expire; to lose effectiveness; invalid”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to expire; to lose effectiveness; invalid
- Pinyin: shīxiào (shi1 xiao4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 过期的药物就会失效。
  Guòqī de yàowù jiù huì shīxiào.
  Expired medicine loses its effectiveness.

## Characters

- 失 (shī): to lose; to miss
- 效 (xiào): to imitate (variant of 效); effect

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-xiao-expire/

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