Understanding Chinese starts with simple characters, grows to phrases, and finally idioms. Learn 「事半功百」 today for free with this guide.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「事半功百」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
It means doing things in the right way, thus requiring little effort and achieving great results. Same as “get twice the result with half the effort”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shì bàn gōng bǎi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
si6 bun3 gung1 baak3
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
