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事半功倍

shì bàn gōng bèi

4-character word

What 事半功倍 means

1. idiomto achieve twice the result with half the effort

The characters in 事半功倍

• 事shìmatter; thing; item
• 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete
• 功gōngmeritorious deed or service; achievement; result
• 倍bèi(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double

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