一举两得 yìjǔliǎngdé Shoot two hawks with one arrow

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Traditional: 一舉兩得

Stroke order

一举两得 is written in 28 strokes across 4 characters.

一举两得 — the Chinese character for Shoot two hawks with one arrow (yìjǔliǎngdé), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 一举两得 — Shoot two hawks with one arrow

一 — 1 stroke
举 — 9 strokes
两 — 7 strokes
得 — 11 strokes

Senses

(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom)
(fig.) two birds with one stone

Characters in 一举两得

一 yī — one; single; a (article)
举 jǔ — to lift; to hold up; to cite
两 liǎng — two; both; some
得 dé — to obtain; to get; to gain

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

一举两得 is pronounced yìjǔliǎngdé and means “Shoot two hawks with one arrow”.

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