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省事 (shěng shì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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省事 (shěng shì): Save trouble / convenient (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

省事 consists of 2 characters.

matter, affair, thing

Word Info

Pinyinshěng shì

Meaningsave trouble / convenient

Characters2

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HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

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3.

How to Use 省事 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 省事 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith不少

shěng省

shì事

bù不

shǎo少

neutralSpoken

save a lot of trouble

Preposition + Verbwith为了

wèi为

le了

shěng省

shì事

Adjective + Nounwith方法

shěng省

shì事

de的

fāng方

fǎ法

Adverb + Adjectivewith很

hěn很

shěng省

shì事

neutral

very convenient

4.

Example Sentences with 省事

yòng用

wēi微

bō波

lú炉

rè热

fàn饭

hěn很

shěng

neutral

for convenience

neutral

convenient method

省

shì事

。

Using a microwave to heat food is very convenient.

shǐ使

yòng用

zhè这

kuǎn款

zhì智

néng能

jiā家

jū居

xì系

tǒng统

，

guǎn管

lǐ理

rì日

cháng常

suǒ琐

shì事

què确

shí实

fēi非

cháng常

shěng省

shì事

。

Using this smart home system to manage daily chores is indeed 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.

wèi为

le了

tú图

shěng省

shì事

ér而

hū忽

lüè略

xì细

jié节

，

wǎng往

wǎng往

huì会

dǎo导

zhì致

hòu后

xù续

gèng更

dà大

de的

má麻

fán烦

。

Neglecting details for the sake of convenience often leads to bigger troubles later.

zhè这

zhǒng种

zì自

dòng动

huà化

liú流

chéng程

yì一

diǎn点

ér儿

yě也

bù不

shěng省

shì事

，

fǎn反

ér而

zēng增

jiā加

le了

cāo操

zuò作

fù复

zá杂

dù度

。

This automated process is not convenient at all; instead, it increases operational complexity.

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.

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省钱shěng qián
河北省hé běi shěng

Words with 事

没事méi shìHSK 1
事情shì qingHSK 2
同事tóng shìHSK 3
故事gù shiHSK 3
办事bàn shìHSK 4
事先shì xiānHSK 5
事实shì shíHSK 5
事物

shì wù

HSK 5