及時處理,事半功倍 jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi

DEFINITIONS

  1. timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort
  2. the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  3. a stitch in time saves nine

CHARACTERS

及 jí extend; reach; come up to; and
時 shí time, season; era, age, period
處 chǔ place, locale; department
理 lǐ reason, logic; manage
事 shì affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
半 bàn half
功 gōng achievement, merit, good result
倍 bèi times, fold, multiple times