事倍功半 shì bèi gōng bàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. twice the effort for half the result

CHARACTERS

事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
倍 bèi
HSK 4
times, fold, multiple times
功 gōng
HSK 4
achievement, merit, good result
半 bàn
HSK 3
half