行之有效 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to be effective

Character by character

• 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
• 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
• 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 效xiàoresult, effect; effective

Idioms sharing a character

• 一意孤行 yī yì gū xíng
• 一目十行 yī mù shí háng
• 一言一行 yī yán yī xíng
• 三思而行 sān sī ér xíng
• 上行下效 shàng xíng xià xiào
• 不虚此行 bù xū cǐ xíng
• 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā
• 令行禁止 lìng xíng jìn zhǐ
• 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī
• 功完行满 gōng wán xíng mǎn

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