事倍功半
Traditional form:
事倍功半
Pinyin (reading):
shìbèigōngbàn
Definitions:
- twice the effort for half the result
Characters:
- 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
- 倍 - to double; to increase or multiply
- 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service
- 半 - half; semi-, incomplete
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