一举两得

yī jǔ liǎng dé

two birds with one stone

Character by character

一yī
one

举jǔ
action

两liǎng
two

得dé
gains

骑车上班既省钱又锻炼身体，一举两得。

Cycling to work saves money and gets you exercise: two birds with one stone.

Tone: positive (praise).

Recorded in the Book of Jin (《晋书·束皙传》); a close synonym is 一箭双雕.

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