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效力

xiào lì
HSK 7

English Meaning

effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity)

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
你是不是不愿 再为王庭效力了
HSK 7 00:02
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“Explain your delay immediately, or I will treat this as disloyalty.”

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王庭两个月前下的命令 迟迟没有进展

“there's still no progress on the royal order.”

“Are you unwilling to serve the royals again?”

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这事关乎与大梁的战事

“This concerns the war with Great Liang.”

《白日提灯​》 · historical_and_court
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又有多年在朝廷效力的苦劳
HSK 7 00:02
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是你自己在查办逆案中立了功

“You earned merit while investigating the treason case,”

“and you also gave many years of service to the imperial court.”

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所以圣上

“That is why His Majesty showed you leniency,”

《御赐小仵作》 · historical_and_court
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口头协议也有法律效力
HSK 7 00:01
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可你们不是没有合同吗

“But you don't have a contract.”

“Verbal agreements are legally binding.”

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你白学了你

“Useless education.”

《我的山与海》 · legal_and_police
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