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省事

simplify matters

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

sheng3shi4 • shěngshì

Meaning

Primary

simplify matters

Alternatives

to simplify matters, to save trouble, save trouble

Mnemonic

To 省事 simplify matters, you 省 economize by having less 事 matters to do or worry about it.

Usage

本 想 省事， 没 想 倒 费事 了。

We were trying to simplify matters, but unexpectedly made things more complicated.

在 食堂 里 吃饭 省事。

Eating in the canteen simplifies matters.