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事倍功半

事倍功半

Chinese

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matter; thing; item; work; affair

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(two, three, etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply

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merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment

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half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half

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Idiom

事倍功半

  1. to get half the result with twice the effort

Antonyms