省力 (shěng lì) — to save effort, to save energy or labor

Definition

省力 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to save effort' or 'to be effort-saving'. The verb 省 'save' and the noun 力 'effort' can be split to insert aspect markers (了, 过), complements (不了), or measure words (点儿, 不少): 省了不少力 (saved quite a bit of effort), 省不了多少力 (can't save much effort). When used attributively it becomes an adjective: 省力的方法 (effort-saving method).

v.o.

to save effortto save energy or labor

Examples

省力。
Zhège fāngfǎ hěn shěng lì.
This method saves a lot of effort.
。
Tā shěng le bù shǎo lì.
He saved quite a bit of effort.
省力。
Yòng zhège gōngjù kěyǐ shěng lì.
Using this tool can save effort.

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