shěng jìn

省 劲

Level:

SW HSK 6

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Separable word
"省" and "劲" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 你省点儿劲吧，我来干。
  You can have a rest. I'll do it.
- 按他的办法做，省了不少劲。
  His way saved us efforts.
- 你这样做，不但省不了劲，反倒更费劲。
  You can't save you efforts by doing so. In fact, you're making it more difficult.

省劲