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省事

to simplify matters

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

sheng3shi4 • shěngshì

Meaning

Primary

to simplify matters

Alternatives

simplify matters, simplifying matters, simplifies matters, simplified matters, to save trouble, save trouble

Mnemonic

省事 To simplify matters is 省 to economize by having less 事 matters to worry about by removing some from your life.

Usage

本 想 省事， 沒 想 倒 費事 了。

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

在 食堂 裡 吃飯 省事。

Eating in the canteen simplifies matters.