shěng lì
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  • adj.economize labour

    • zhè zhǒng gēng zuò fāng fǎ shěng lì hěn duō

      耕作方法省力

      This method of farming saves a lot of labour.

    • gàn zhè huó r gēn běn bù shěng lì

      活儿根本省力

      This job is not easy at all.

    • shěng xīn shěng lì

      省心省力

      a saving of energy and labour

    • dé xiǎng yī gè shěng lì de fāng shì

      省力方式

      We have to find a way that saves our efforts.

Word usage

  • "省" and "力" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 时间

      Saving more labor means that you will save more time.

    • We saved a lot of effort by doing what he said.

    • 这么不了多少

      You can't save much effort by doing so.