validity period

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Social Sciences - Linguistics / 词汇
Chinese term or phrase: validity period
I have a question regarding "有效期", I checked on Google that people use both "validity period" or "period of validity" and "valid period".
Do you know which one is more appropriate, and why, from a perspective of linguistics?
From my understanding, usually a noun should be modified by an adjective instead of another noun.
Frank Zou
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1Effective term
Robert Hopkins
4有效期限
pkchan
4Effective Period
Jiayin Jenny Zheng
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compound nouns and types
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Effective term


Explanation:
I don't think there's any hard and fast rule against noun + noun constructions, and I wonder if these sorts of constructions aren't more common in formal contexts, particularly with the use of special terms (e.g. secretary general).

Either way, I don't think you need to sweat it from a linguistics perspective. In terms of usage, I think your 3 options are all kosher, although "validity period" is probably the most commonly used.

If it were me, I'd just use "effective term" for 有效期. It's very standard parlance.

Robert Hopkins
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有效期限


Explanation:
The validity period of an immigrant and fiancé(e) visa is based on the medical examination, the maximum validity of which is six months from the date on which it is performed. You will be advised further at your interview. K-3 visas are usually valid for travel for two years from the date of issuance.
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有效期
Effective Period


Explanation:
The answer is: depending on the context.

In terms of contract writing, the word is "effective period". It is a very well-known term that a simple Google will do the justice. For example, in this forum: http://www.wifcon.com/discussion/index.php?/topic/1873-effec...

The term is also widely used in the financial and insurance world - because I worked in the field for years, and that is the term we use.



Jiayin Jenny Zheng
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Reference: compound nouns and types

Reference information:
noun + noun compound

please see the link


    https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/nouns-compound.htm
tanglsus
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