省事
shěng shì
Pinyin

Definition

省事
 - 
shěng shì
  1. to simplify matters
  2. to save trouble
省事
 - 
xǐng shì
  1. to handle administrative work

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

事
shì
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 thing
  3. 3 item
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 affair
  6. 6 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
事情
shì qing
  1. 1 affair
  2. 2 matter
  3. 3 thing
  4. 4 business
  5. 5 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
事业
shì yè
  1. 1 undertaking
  2. 2 project
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause
  5. 5 publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation
  6. 6 career
  7. 7 occupation
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
故事
gù shì
  1. 1 old practice
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
世事
shì shì
  1. 1 affairs of life
  2. 2 things of the world
事事
shì shì
  1. 1 everything
事件
shì jiàn
  1. 1 event
  2. 2 happening
  3. 3 incident
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
事先
shì xiān
  1. 1 in advance
  2. 2 before the event
  3. 3 beforehand
  4. 4 prior
事儿
shì r5
  1. 1 one's employment
  2. 2 business
  3. 3 matter that needs to be settled
  4. 4 (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding
  5. 5 trying
  6. 6 troublesome
  7. 7 erhua variant of 事[shì]
  8. 8 CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng]
事务
shì wù
  1. 1 (political, economic etc) affairs
  2. 2 work
  3. 3 transaction (as in a computer database)
事实
shì shí
  1. 1 fact
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
事后
shì hòu
  1. 1 after the event
  2. 2 in hindsight
  3. 3 in retrospect
事故
shì gù
  1. 1 accident
  2. 2 CL:樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ],次[cì]
事业有成
shì yè yǒu chéng
  1. 1 to be successful in business
  2. 2 professional success
事物
shì wù
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
事变
shì biàn
  1. 1 incident
  2. 2 unforeseen event
  3. 3 events (in general)
事项
shì xiàng
  1. 1 matter
  2. 2 item
人事
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
做事
zuò shì
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 to handle matters
  3. 3 to have a job
共事
gòng shì
  1. 1 to work together

Idioms (20)

不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不经一事
bù jīng yī shì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事，不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
事不过三
shì bù guò sān
  1. 1 a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)
  2. 2 don't repeat the same mistake again and again
  3. 3 bad things don't happen more than three times
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
事到临头
shì dào lín tóu
  1. 1 when things come to a head (idiom)
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
  1. 1 lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
  1. 1 Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
事后诸葛亮
shì hòu Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20
事怕行家
shì pà háng jiā
  1. 1 an expert always produces the best work (idiom)
事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
事与愿违
shì yǔ yuàn wéi
  1. 1 things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
事过境迁
shì guò jìng qiān
  1. 1 The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).
  2. 2 It is water under the bridge.
人浮于事
rén fú yú shì
  1. 1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
今日事今日毕
jīn rì shì jīn rì bì
  1. 1 never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这样一来，遗憾的感觉就会少一点啊。另一个世界的“自己”可以完成我在这个世界无法完成的事，只要这样想着，多少有些安慰吧！而且，这比穿越时空去改变过去来得省事多了!
zhèyàngyīlái ，yíhàn de gǎnjué jiù huì shǎoyìdiǎn ā 。lìngyígeshìjiè de “zìjǐ ”kěyǐ wánchéng wǒ zài zhè ge shìjiè wúfǎ wánchéng de shì ，zhǐyào zhèyàng xiǎng zhe ，duōshao yǒuxiē ānwèi ba ！érqiě ，zhè bǐ chuānyuè shíkōng qù gǎibiàn guòqù láide shěngshì duō le !
If that's the case, I'd have less regrets. The "me" in another world can help me do some of the things that I can't do in this world, that thought gives me a bit of comfort! Moreover, compared to traveling through space and time to change the past it's a lot less hassle!
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跟团游省事是省事，不过限制多，连上个厕所都要由导游来安排。我想尝试一下自助游。
gēntuányóu shěngshì shì shěngshì ，bùguò xiànzhì duō ，lián shàng ge cèsuǒ dōuyào yóu dǎoyóu lái ānpái 。wǒ xiǎng chángshì yīxià zìzhùyóu 。
Traveling with a tour group definitely saves one trouble, but it has lots of limitations. Even if you want to go to the bathroom, you need to schedule it with the tour guide. I want to try traveling on my own.
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他们会轻易让你退吗？真要退的话，肯定还有一套程序。想想就麻烦，还是到店里买省事。
tāmen huì qīngyì ràng nǐ tuì ma ？zhēn yào tuì dehuà ，kěndìng hái yǒu yī tào chéngxù 。xiǎngxiang jiù máfan ，háishì dào diàn lǐ mǎi shěngshì 。
Will they return your money just like that? If you really want a refund, I bet there's a big long process. Just thinking about it stresses me out. Going to a store saves you the trouble.
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