行之有效 xíngzhīyǒuxiào effective in practice Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 行 xíng verb to do to do; to perform; to carry out; to engage in之 zhī pronoun it Used only in the object position to refer to a person or thing already mentioned, meaning "him", "her", "it", or "them".有效 yǒuxiào verb + adjective effective effective; efficacious; in effect; having the desired result