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事半功倍
shì​bàn​gōng​bèi

twice the result with half the effort

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 事 shì noun
    matter
    matter; affair; thing; event
  2. 半 bàn numeral
    half
    one half; semi-; specifically used after a number and a measure word to mean "and a half"
  3. 功 gōng verbnoun
    achievement
    achievement; result; success; a positive outcome from effort
  4. 倍 bèi verb
    to double
    to increase by the original amount; to multiply; to double