# 一举两得 (yījǔliǎngdé)

In Mandarin Chinese, 一举两得 (yījǔliǎngdé) means “two birds with one stone”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: two birds with one stone
- Pinyin: yījǔliǎngdé (yi1 ju3 liang3 de2)
- Traditional: 一舉兩得
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 骑车上班既锻炼身体又环保，一举两得。
  Qíchē shàngbān jì duànliàn shēntǐ yòu huánbǎo, yījǔliǎngdé.
  Cycling to work exercises the body and is environmentally friendly, killing two birds with one stone.

## Characters

- [一](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-one/) (yī): one
- [举](https://hanziro.com/word/ju-lift-raise/) (jǔ): to lift, raise; to cite
- [两](https://hanziro.com/word/liang-two/) (liǎng): two; a couple of
- [得](https://hanziro.com/word/de-complement-marker/) (de): (particle) complement marker

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-ju-liang-de-two-birds-with/

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