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shì 事 bàn 半 gōng 功 bèi 倍

事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi

to get twice the result with half the effort; highly efficient

Literally: work half achievement double

Intermediate 💼 Work & money
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Origin

From the Mencius: a ruler practising benevolent government now would achieve twice the results of the ancients with half the effort.

How to use it

Predicate or complement; positive. Often 用对方法就能事半功倍.

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  1. 用对了学习方法，就能事半功倍。
    Yòng duì le xuéxí fāngfǎ, jiù néng shì bàn gōng bèi.
    With the right study method you get twice the result for half the effort.
    use correct (particle) study method, then can work half achievement double
  2. 有了这个新软件，我们的工作事半功倍。
    Yǒu le zhège xīn ruǎnjiàn, wǒmen de gōngzuò shì bàn gōng bèi.
    With this new software our work is twice as efficient.
    have (particle) this new software, we (particle) work work half achievement double

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