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事半功倍
事半功倍
Chinese
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matter; thing; item; work; affair
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half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
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merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
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(two, three, etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
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!simp. and trad.
(事半功倍)
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| 倍
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Idiom
事半功倍
- to yield twice the result with half the effort
Antonyms
- 事倍功半 (shìbèi-gōngbàn)