一回事

yìhuíshì

phrase

Meanings

1 the same thing
2 one and the same matter

Characters

occurrence; instance

Examples

HSK 3

说是一回事，做又是一回事。

Shuō shì yìhuíshì, zuò yòu shì yìhuíshì.

Saying is one thing, doing is another.

HSK 5

这两件事根本不是一回事。

Zhè liǎng jiàn shì gēnběn búshì yìhuíshì.

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