事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi

DEFINITIONS

  1. half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. a stitch in time saves nine

CHARACTERS

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