一箭双雕

一箭雙鵰

yījiàn-shuāngdiāo

idiom

Meanings

1 to kill two birds with one stone
2 to achieve two aims with one action

Characters

eagle, large bird of prey

Examples

HSK 4

他一箭双雕，既交了朋友又谈成了生意。

Tā yījiànshuāngdiāo, jì jiāo le péngyou yòu tán chéng le shēngyi.

He achieved two things at once: he made a friend and closed the deal.

HSK 6

这个方案既省钱又省时间，真是一箭双雕。

Zhège fāng'àn jì shěngqián yòu shěng shíjiān, zhēnshì yījiànshuāngdiāo.

This plan saves both money and time, truly two birds with one stone.

Tips

history

From 《北史·长孙晟传》: Changsun Sheng saw two eagles fighting over meat, was handed two arrows, but felled both with a single shot. The literal image is sharper than the English 'two birds with one stone.'

Stroke Order

一 yī

箭 jiàn

双 shuāng

雕 diāo