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

HSK 3.0Level 7-9
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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

Word Info

Pinyinshěng shì
Meaningsave trouble / convenient
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 省事.

Words with 省
  • 省份shěng fènprovince
  • 省略shěng lüèleave out; omit; abbreviation
  • 节省jié shěngto economise; save; use sparingly
  • 省会shěng huìprovincial capital
  • 反省fǎn xǐngSelf-examination / introspection
  • 省去shěng qùto omit; to save (effort/time)
  • 省得shěng deso as to avoid; lest
  • 省心shěng xīnto save worry; trouble-free
Words with 事
  • 没事méi shìit's nothing; it doesn't matter; no problem
  • 事情shì qingmatter; affair; thing
  • 同事tóng shìcolleague
  • 故事gù shistory; tale; plot
办事
bàn shì
to handle (affairs)
  • 事先shì xiānin advance; beforehand
  • 事实shì shífact
  • 事物shì wùthing; object
    • 4.

    How to Use 省事 in Sentences

    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
    5.

    Example Sentences with 省事

    yòng用
    wēi微
    bō波
    lú炉
    rè热
    fàn饭
    hěn
    neutral
    for convenience
    neutral
    convenient method
    neutral
    very convenient
    很
    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
    yong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
    shang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
    qing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.