一举两得

一举两得 yījǔliǎngdé in a sentence

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

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

一举两得 (yījǔliǎngdé) means (lit.) one action, two gains (idiom), (fig.) two birds with one stone †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

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这个办法 一举两得 。

Zhège bànfǎ yìjǔliǎngdé.

This method achieves two things at once.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 一举两得

骑车上班既省钱又锻炼, 一举两得 。

Qí chē shàngbān jì shěngqián yòu duànliàn, yìjǔliǎngdé.

Cycling to work saves money and gives exercise — two birds with one stone.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 一举两得

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This page shows 2 sentences using 一举两得 (yījǔliǎngdé, "(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom), (fig.) two birds with one stone †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 一举两得 an HSK word?

Yes — 一举两得 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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