一箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo

to kill two birds with one stone

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
箭 jiàn HSK 6
arrow
雙 shuāng
pair; double; both
鵰 diāo
to carve; to engrave; bird of prey