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省事

Word · 2 readings

to save trouble; to make things easy and simple

shěng shìMain reading · HSK 7–9xǐng shìRare reading

shěng shì

sheng3shi4Main readingHSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. to save trouble; to make things easy and simple
  2. convenient, needing little time or effort

Examples

  • 这样做很省事。

    zhè yàng zuò hěn shěng shì

    Doing it this way saves a lot of trouble.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 自己做饭太麻烦,出去吃省事。

    zì jǐ zuò fàn tài má fan chū qù chī shěng shì

    Cooking at home is too much work; eating out saves trouble.

    AI-generated sentence

xǐng shì

xing3shi4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is shěng shì.

Meaning

  1. to save trouble; to make things easier
  2. easy; simple; not causing extra work

Examples

  • 坐出租车很省事。

    zuò chū zū chē hěn xǐng shì

    Taking a taxi saves a lot of trouble.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 这样做最省事。

    zhè yàng zuò zuì xǐng shì

    Doing it this way saves the most trouble.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 省事

省shěng事shì
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