shí xiào
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  • 1

    n.effectiveness for a given period of time; effectiveness for a set time

    • wén zhāng shī qù shí xiào

      文章失去时效

      This article is no longer relevant.

    • duì dà duō shù rén ér yán gāi shū quē fá shí xiào xìng

      大多数而言缺乏时效

      The book had a lack of immediacy for most people.

  • 2

    n.prescription; limitation; limit of time

    • yīn chāo guò sù sòng shí xiào fǎ guān jù jué shěn lǐ

      超过诉讼时效法官拒绝审理

      The judge threw out the case because the statute of limitations had expired.