省力

shěnglì

verb #41,967

Meanings

1 to save effort
2 labour-saving; easy

Characters

to save; to economize

strength; effort

Examples

HSK 3

用电梯搬东西省力多了。

Yòng diàntī bān dōngxi shěnglì duō le.

Moving things in the lift takes far less effort.

HSK 4

这个办法又省力又省钱。

Zhège bànfǎ yòu shěnglì yòu shěngqián.

This method saves both effort and money.

Tips

usage

省 here means 'to save': 省力 effort, 省钱 money, 省事 trouble. The opposite is 费力 'to take a lot of effort'.

Stroke Order

省 shěng

力 lì