| 事 |
shì bàn - gōng bèi | (idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort |
| 事 |
shì | matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件,桩,回 |
| 半 |
bàn | half / semi- / incomplete / (after a number) and a half |
| 功 |
gōng | meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics) |
| 倍 |
bèi | (two, three etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double / to increase or multiply |