- half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
- a stitch in time saves nine
Characters
- 事 (事): matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- 半 (半): half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
- 功 (功): meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
- 倍 (倍): (two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
Resources
- Wiktionary: 事半功倍
- MDBG: 事半功倍
- Examples with 事半功倍 on Tatoeba
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