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两回事

兩回事
liǎnghuíshì
phrase #20,797

Meanings

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

Examples

喜欢一个人和适合跟他在一起是两回事。
Xǐhuān yī gè rén hé shìhé gēn tā zài yīqǐ shì liǎng huí shì.
Liking someone and being compatible with them are two completely different things.
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 (wánquán shì, 'completely') for extra emphasis.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng
回 huí
事 shì