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一箭双雕

yī jiàn shuāng diāo

4-character word Traditional 一箭雙鵰

What 一箭双雕 means

1. lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
2. to kill two birds with one stone

The characters in 一箭双雕

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 箭jiànarrow
• 双shuāngtwo; double; pair
• 雕diāoto carve; to engrave; shrewd

Example sentences

• 一箭双雕。
  Kill two birds with one stone.
• 这样子我一箭双雕。
  That way I kill two birds with one stone.