# 有效期 (yǒuxiàoqī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 有效期 (yǒuxiàoqī) means “period of validity; shelf life”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: period of validity; shelf life
- Pinyin: yǒuxiàoqī (you3 xiao4 qi1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 请检查一下牛奶的有效期。
  Qǐng jiǎnchá yíxià niúnǎi de yǒuxiàoqī.
  Please check the expiration date of the milk.

## Characters

- [有](https://hanziro.com/word/you-have/) (yǒu): to have; there is
- 效 (xiào): to imitate (variant of 效); effect
- [期](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-period/) (qī): period; phase

https://hanziro.com/word/you-xiao-qi-period-validity/

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