WordTaiwan frequency #24,282
事半功倍
ㄕˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄟˋ
“achieve twice the result with half the effort; get great results with little work”
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事
ㄕˋ
A thing or matter; an event or incident; work or business; to serve; to do or perform.
半
ㄅㄢˋ
Half; semi-; incomplete; in the middle; a very small amount; part of something; and a half (after a number).
功
ㄍㄨㄥ
Achievement or accomplishment; merit or good result; work or effort; success; a type of mourning attire.
倍
ㄅㄟˋ
Multiplier, times, fold; to increase or multiply; to add to the original amount; to increase further; archaic: to go against, to betray; archaic: to turn one's back on.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 故事ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋnarrative; story; tale; old practice; old custom; accident or incident
- 事情ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊmatter; affair; thing; business; what is happening; the way things are; human affairs and social dealings
- 成功ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥto succeed; success; successful; fruitful; achieving desired results; effective; productive
- 事件ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋincident; event; occurrence; matter; affair; thing; item; utensil; offal of birds or animals
- 事實ㄕˋ ㄕˊfact; the real state of affairs; something that is actually the case.
- 功能ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄥˊfunction; capability; the designed purpose or role of something; what a device or system can do.
- 事業ㄕˋ ㄧㄝˋcareer; occupation; profession; enterprise or undertaking; organized activity or project, especially one serving a public or charitable cause
- 董事長ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄤˇchairman of the board of directors; the top executive who presides over the board and leads company operations.
- 從事ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋto engage in; to work in (a profession); to handle; to deal with; to undertake
- 一半ㄧ ㄅㄢˋhalf; one of two equal parts; 50%.
- 軍事ㄐㄩㄣ ㄕˋmilitary affairs; relating to the armed forces; military matters; defense
- 事物ㄕˋ ㄨˋthing; object; matter; affair; anything that exists or happens in the world.