事倍功半

twice the effort, half the result. Learn the modern situation first; the old story is useful only after the idiom has a job.

twice the effort, half the result

Situation first

twice the effort, half the result

A chengyu is a compressed judgment about a situation. Random idiom sprinkling is how learners sound like a proverb calendar.

01 Name the situation Read the English meaning first. Know what kind of moment this idiom labels.

02 Hear four characters Play the chengyu and say it as one compact expression, not four isolated words.

03 Recall the use Log it, then use the chengyu quiz to match it to a modern situation.

Reading supports

Use these after the first listen. Pinyin is scaffolding; English is context; neither should become a sofa.

Literal meaning

twice the effort, half the result

This page focuses on the modern use of 事倍功半, not just the old story.

Use 事倍功半 in study contexts when the situation matches the meaning: twice the effort, half the result.

。 This example can be described with 事倍功半.