脚踏两条船 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
  2. fig. to have it both ways
  3. to run after two hares
  4. (especially) to have two lovers at the same time

CHARACTERS

脚 jiǎo
HSK 3
leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
踏 tà
HSK 6
step on, trample, tread on, walk
两 liǎng
HSK 2
two, both, pair, couple; ounce
条 tiáo
HSK 2
clause, condition; string, stripe
船 chuán
HSK 3
ship, boat, vessel