一举两得 (yī jǔ liǎng dé) — (idiom) two birds with one stone; one stone; to…

Definition

A chengyu meaning 'kill two birds with one stone' — one action brings two gains. Used as a predicate or after 可以/真是 to praise an efficient plan.

idiom

two birds with one stoneone stoneto achieve two goals with a single action

，一举两得。
Měi tiān qí chē shàng bān jì néng duàn liàn shēn tǐ yòu néng shěng qián, zhēn shì yī jǔ liǎng dé.
Cycling to work every day both exercises the body and saves money — it's truly killing two birds with one stone.
，一举两得，？
Zhè ge fāng àn jì néng tí gāo xiào lǜ yòu néng jiàng dī chéng běn, yī jǔ liǎng dé, wèi shén me bú shì shì?
This plan both improves efficiency and reduces costs — killing two birds with one stone — why not give it a try?
，一举两得。
Xué yì mén xīn yǔ yán de tóng shí liǎo jiě gāi guó wén huà, kě yǐ yī jǔ liǎng dé.
Learning a new language while also understanding that country's culture can achieve two goals at once.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 舉; 举 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

與

與yǔ舉jǔ

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 舉 pairs 與, which gives the sound, with 手, a hand; the simplified 举 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 兩; 两 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 兩 is described as combining 一 and 㒳. The simplified 两 is a later abbreviation.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

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