一箭双雕

一箭雙鵰
yījiàn-shuāngdiāo
idiom

Meanings

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

Examples

Zhège fāng'àn jì shěngqián yòu shěng shíjiān, zhēnshì yījiànshuāngdiāo.
This plan saves both money and time — truly two birds with one stone.
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.

Tips

history
From 《·长孙》: 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

jiàn
shuāng
diāo