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事半功倍
shì
bàn-
gōng
bèi
to yield twice the result with half the effort
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事半功倍
shì
bàn
gōng
bèi
(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort
Entry Composition
=1
事
shì
matter
thing
item
work
affair
classifiers:
件
,
樁
,
回
=1
事
zì
alternative form of
倳
(zì, “to establish”)
alternative form of
剚
(zì, “to stab”)
2
半
bàn
half
semi-
incomplete
(after a number) and a half
3
功
gōng
meritorious deed or service
achievement
result
service
accomplishment
work (physics)
=4
倍
bèi
(two, three etc) -fold
times (multiplier)
double
to increase or multiply
=4
倍
péi
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of
陪
(péi).
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of
賠
/
赔
(péi)
Original form of
陪
(péi).
alternative form of
賠
/
赔
(péi)