yield twice the result with half the effort(shì bàn gōng bèi)

yield twice the result with half the effort

Half the effort is a Chinese idiom, pronounced sh à B à ng à NGB è I, which means only half the effort can achieve double effect. It is used to describe small effort and great effect. It comes from Mencius Gongsun Chou Shang by Mencius Ke of pre Qin Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

"Mencius Gongsun Chou Shang:" the story of the semi ancient people, the contribution will be times, but at this time for it

Idiom usage

It's a combination; it's a predicate, an object and an attribute; it's commendatory. Bing Xin's "to the little readers" says: "in the morning, you have the clearest mind. When you do your homework, you will get twice the result of the past." If we can make good use of his special skills and experience, we can get better results. Experience and future by Zou Taofen

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, there was a great thinker named Mencius, who had many students. Once he and his student Gongsun Chou talked about the problem of unifying the world. They started with King Wen of Zhou, saying that at that time, King Wen implemented benevolent government on the basis of a small country with a radius of only 100 Li, and thus created great achievements. Now, people all over the world are suffering from war. If Qi, a big country with a large land and a large population, could implement benevolent government and unify the world, it would be much easier than many difficulties experienced by King Wen of Zhou at that time. Mencius finally said: "today, if a big country like Qi can carry out benevolent government, the people of the world will like it very much, as if relieving their pain. Therefore, the benefits to the people are only half that of the ancients, and the effect will be doubled. Now is the best time

Chinese PinYin : shì bàn gōng bèi