一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一举两得
yìjǔliǎngdé
to achieve two things at once
Characters in this word
举 jǔ
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- Made of
- 兴 to thrive, to prosper, to flourish 扌 hand
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
两 liǎng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
得 dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这个办法省时省钱，堪称一举两得。 Zhège bànfǎ shěng shí shěng qián, kānchéng yìjǔliǎngdé. This method saves both time and money — it can truly be called killing two birds with one stone.
- 边看剧边学英语，你这是一举两得啊！ Biān kàn jù biān xué Yīngyǔ, nǐ zhè shì yìjǔliǎngdé a! Studying English while watching a show — you're getting two things done at once!
- 骑车上班既省钱又锻炼身体，一举两得。 Qíchē shàngbān jì shěngqián yòu duànliàn shēntǐ, yìjǔliǎngdé. Riding a bike to work saves money and builds fitness — two gains from one move.
Related words
- 一 yī one
- 一半 yíbàn half
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment, a little while
- 一块儿 yíkuàir together
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 一样 yíyàng the same, alike
- 一边 yìbiān one side; while (doing two things at once)
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little, a bit
- 一起 yìqǐ together
- 一些 yìxiē some, a few
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 不一会儿 bùyíhuìr in a short while