Meaning of 事倍功半
事倍功半 means to get half the result with twice the effort; inefficient; counterproductive. Pronounced shì bèi gōng bàn.
- to get half the result with twice the effort; inefficient; counterproductive
Definitions & Examples
Rú如
guǒ果
méi没
yǒu有
hǎo好
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
，
gōng工
zuò作
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
shì事
bèi倍
gōng功
bàn半
。
Without good methods, work often becomes counterproductive.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
dī低
xiào效
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
fāng方
shì式
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
shì事
bèi倍
gōng功
bàn半
。
This kind of inefficient management is simply a waste of effort.
Máng盲
mù目
jiā加
bān班
zhǐ只
huì会
shì事
bèi倍
gōng功
bàn半
，
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shì是
tí提
gāo高
xiào效
lǜ率
。
Working overtime blindly only leads to inefficiency; what matters is improving productivity.