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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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!simp. and trad.
(事倍功半)
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| 半
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Idiom
事倍功半
- to get half the result with twice the effort
Antonyms
- 事半功倍 (shìbàn-gōngbèi)