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事倍功半
shì bèi gōng bàn
What 事倍功半 means
- idiomto expend twice the effort for half the result
The characters in 事倍功半
- 事shìmatter; thing; item
- 倍bèi(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double
- 功gōngmeritorious deed or service; achievement; result
- 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete
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