混为一谈

混為一談

hùnwéi-yītán

idiom #17,450

Meanings

Literally 'mix into one discussion' - to treat different things as if they were the same

HSK 3

你不能把这两件事混为一谈。

Nǐ bùnéng bǎ zhè liǎng jiàn shì hùnwéi-yītán.

You can't confuse these two things.

HSK 7-9

友情和爱情不能混为一谈。

Yǒuqíng hé àiqíng bùnéng hùnwéi-yītán.

Friendship and romantic love shouldn't be lumped together.

grammar

Most commonly used in the negative: 不能/不要混为一谈 (shouldn't confuse A with B). The 把 construction is typical: 把A和B混为一谈.

混 hùn

为 wéi

一 yī

谈 tán