省事

xǐngshì
  1. perceptive; understanding
  2. (archaic) to handle administrative work

CEDICT

archaic

Homographs

省事 shěngshì to simplify matters; to save trouble

Entry Composition

1 省 xǐng
  1. (bound form) to scrutinize
  2. (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct)
  3. (bound form) to come to realize
  4. (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
2 事 shì
  1. matter
  2. thing
  3. item
  4. work
  5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回