一石二鸟

一石二鳥

yīshí'èrniǎo

idiom

Meanings

1 one stone, two birds
2 kill two birds with one stone
3 accomplish two goals with a single action

Characters

Examples

搬到公司附近既省时间又省房租，真是一石二鸟。

Bān dào gōngsī fùjìn jì shěng shíjiān yòu shěng fángzū, zhēnshì yī shí èr niǎo.

Moving near the office saves both time and rent — truly killing two birds with one stone.

这个计划可以一石二鸟，既帮客户又赚钱。

Zhège jìhuà kěyǐ yī shí èr niǎo, jì bāng kèhù yòu zhuànqián.

This plan is two-for-one — it helps the client and makes money.

Tips

culture

A 20th-century translation of the English 'kill two birds with one stone' — not a classical chengyu. The native Chinese equivalent is 一箭双雕 ('one arrow, two eagles'), drawn from 《北史》.

Stroke Order

一 yī

石 shí

二 èr

鸟 niǎo