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省事 (shěng shì): Save trouble / convenient (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
省 • shěng • to save • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
shěng
省
to save
事 • shì • matter, affair, thing • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shì
事
matter, affair, thing
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 省事.
Words with
省
省份
shěng fèn
province
省略
shěng lüè
leave out; omit; abbreviation
节省
jié shěng
to economise; save; use sparingly
省会
shěng huì
provincial capital
反省
fǎn xǐng
Self-examination / introspection
省去
shěng qù
to omit; to save (effort/time)
省得
shěng de
so as to avoid; lest
省心
shěng xīn
to save worry; trouble-free
Words with
事
没事
méi shì
it's nothing; it doesn't matter; no problem
事情
shì qing
matter; affair; thing
同事
tóng shì
colleague
故事
gù shi
story; tale; plot
办事
bàn shì
to handle (affairs)
事先
shì xiān
in advance; beforehand
事实
shì shí
fact
事物
shì wù
thing; object
4.
How to Use 省事 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
不少
shěng
省
shì
事
bù
不
shǎo
少
neutral
Spoken
save a lot of trouble
Preposition + Verb
with
为了
wèi
为
le
了
shěng
省
shì
事
Adjective + Noun
with
方法
shěng
省
shì
事
de
的
fāng
方
fǎ
法
Adverb + Adjective
with
很
hěn
很
shěng
省
shì
事
neutral
very convenient
5.
Example Sentences with 省事
yòng
用
wēi
微
bō
波
lú
炉
rè
热
fàn
饭
hěn
很
neutral
for convenience
neutral
convenient method
shěng
省
shì
事
。
Using a microwave to heat food is very convenient.
nǐ
你
jué
觉
de
得
yí
一
cì
次
xìng
性
fù
付
qīng
清
suǒ
所
yǒu
有
fèi
费
yòng
用
huì
会
gèng
更
shěng
省
shì
事
ma
吗
？
Do you think paying all the fees at once would be more trouble-saving?
wǎng
网
shàng
上
gòu
购
wù
物
bǐ
比
qù
去
shāng
商
diàn
店
shěng
省
shì
事
duō
多
le
了
。
Shopping online is much more convenient than going to the store.
bǎ
把
shì
事
qíng
情
yí
一
cì
次
xìng
性
zuò
做
wán
完
，
zhè
这
yàng
样
zuì
最
shěng
省
shì
事
。
Getting things done all at once is the most convenient way.
chū
出
mén
门
qián
前
bǎ
把
xíng
行
li
李
dǎ
打
bāo
包
hǎo
好
，
lǚ
旅
tú
途
zhōng
中
jiù
就
néng
能
shěng
省
shì
事
bù
不
shǎo
少
。
Packing your luggage before going out can save a lot of trouble during the trip.
