两回事

兩回事

liǎng huí shì

phrase #20,797

Meanings

1 two different things
2 two entirely separate matters
3 not the same thing at all

Characters

time / occasion (measure word)

matter / affair / thing

Examples

HSK 4

喜欢一个人和适合跟他在一起是两回事。

Xǐhuan yí ge rén hé shìhé gēn tā zài yìqǐ shì liǎng huí shì.

Liking someone and being compatible with them are two completely different things.

HSK 5

理论和实践完全是两回事。

Lǐlùn hé shíjiàn wánquán shì liǎng huí shì.

Theory and practice are entirely different matters.

Tips

usage

两回事 is colloquial and emphatic. It's used to stress that two things people might conflate are actually fundamentally different. Often preceded by 完全是 ('completely') for extra emphasis.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng

回 huí

事 shì