一回事

yīhuíshì

phrase HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 the same thing
2 one and the same matter

Characters

occurrence; instance

Examples

说是一回事，做又是一回事。

Shuōshì yīhuíshì, zuò yòushì yīhuíshì.

Saying is one thing, doing is another.

这两件事根本不是一回事。

Zhè liǎng jiàn shì gēnběn búshì yīhuíshì.

These two matters are not the same thing at all.

Tips

usage

一回事 is most commonly used in the pattern 'A是一回事，B是一回事' (A is one thing, B is another) or '不是一回事' (not the same thing).

Stroke Order

一 yī

回 huí

事 shì