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省事宁人 — “Reduce troubles and pacify people”

省事宁人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to simplify issues or reduce complications in order to maintain peace and harmony, or to avoid conflict; to take an easy approach for the sake of peace”. Literally, “Reduce troubles and pacify people”.

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省事宁人 Pronunciation and Pinyin

省事宁人 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
省
shěng9province, save, realize, visit
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
宁
níng5peaceful, tranquil, calm
人
rén2human being, person

Example Sentence with 省事宁人

部门之间发生误解时,他总是主张省事宁人,避免无谓的争执。
When misunderstandings arose between departments, he always advocated simplifying matters and pacifying people to avoid unnecessary arguments.

Idioms Related to 省事宁人

More idioms starting with 省

  • shěng省sú俗guān观fēng风observe local customs and social conditions
  • shěng省xíng刑báo薄liǎn敛Reduce punishments and lighten taxes
  • shěng省chī吃jiǎn俭yòng用live frugally
  • shěng省chī吃xì细yòng用live frugally
  • shěng省chī吃jié节yòng用live a very thrifty life
  • shěng省yì役báo薄fù赋reduce labor and lighten taxes
  • shěng省qiān愆guǎ寡guò过reduce faults and minimize errors
  • shěng省fāng方guān观sú俗investigate local customs and social conditions
  • shěng省fāng方guān观mín民Inspect regions and observe people's customs
  • shěng省yù欲qù去shē奢curtail desires and renounce extravagance
  • shěng省yóu油dēng灯a docile and compliant person
  • shěng省fán烦cóng从jiǎn简simplify complicated procedures

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Questions about 省事宁人

What does 省事宁人 mean?

省事宁人 (shěng shì níng rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to simplify issues or reduce complications in order to maintain peace and harmony, or to avoid conflict; to take an easy approach for the sake of peace”.

How do you pronounce 省事宁人?

省事宁人 is pronounced shěng shì níng rén in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 省事宁人 literally mean?

Literally, 省事宁人 means “Reduce troubles and pacify people”. It is used to mean “to simplify issues or reduce complications in order to maintain peace and harmony, or to avoid conflict; to take an easy approach for the sake of peace”.

What is the Chinese definition of 省事宁人?

省:减少;宁:平安,安定。减少事务,使人安宁

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