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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 事半功倍
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 事半功倍 | shì bàn - gōng bèi | - (idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 33,943 | 23,746 | 20,563 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 事 | shì | - matter - thing - item - work - affair - CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2] |
| 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 |
Other Words Containing 事半功倍
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 事半功倍 | - | - | 33,943 | 23,746 | 20,563 |