省力 (shěng lì) — to save effort, to save energy or labor

Definition

Means 'to save effort' — describes a method, tool, or way of doing something that reduces the work needed. Often paired with 不 to negate (不省力 = laborious, takes a lot of effort).

verb

to save effortto save energy or labor

Examples

省力。
Zhè ge fāng fǎ hěn shěng lì.
This method saves a lot of effort.
。
Tā shěng le bù shǎo lì.
He saved quite a bit of effort.
省力。
Yòng zhè ge gōng jù kě yǐ shěng lì.
Using this tool can save effort.

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