一举两得

yìjǔ-liǎngdé

(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom); (fig.) two birds with one stone

HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 一舉兩得

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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See it in sentences

这办法一举两得。

This method gets two gains at once.

一举两得是好事。

Two gains at once is a good thing.