事倍功半
shì​bèi​gōng​bàn

half the result with twice the effort

  • created reference approved 事倍功半 → 事半功倍 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    事倍功半 shì​bèi​gōng​bàn

    事半功倍 shì​bàn​gōng​bèi

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 事倍功半 · shì​bèi​gōng​bàn · half the result with twice the effort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    事倍功半

    shì​bèi​gōng​bàn

    half the result with twice the effort

    to expend twice the energy or effort but only receive half the result; describes inefficient work or poor methods

    事 (literal) → 事 · shì · matter 倍 (literal) → 倍 · bèi · to double 功 (literal) → 功 · gōng · achievement 半 (literal) → 半 · bàn · half

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense