yī jǔ liǎng dé
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Chinese dictionary
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  • kill two birds with one stone; get a double advantage; get two results from one effort

    • huāng shān zào lín jì kě yǐ shēng chǎn mù cái yòu néng bǎo chí shuǐ tǔ shì yī jǔ liǎng dé de shì

      荒山造林可以生产木材保持水土一举两得

      Planting trees on barren hills can both produce timber and conserve water and soil-killing two birds with one stone.

    • zài wǒ men jǐng qū nǐ néng yī jǔ liǎng dé

      我们景区一举两得

      You can kill two birds with one stone in our scenery.

    • tā men shí jì shang shì xiǎng yī jǔ liǎng dé

      他们实际一举两得

      They hope, in fact, to kill two birds with one stone.

    • yī jǔ liǎng dé de hǎo shí jī

      一举两得时机

      good chance to kill two birds with one stone

Word usage

  • Note
    "一举两得" is often used with the word "真是", "可说是", "岂不" .