两码事

兩碼事

liǎngmǎshì

phrase #12,265

Meanings

1 two completely different things
2 a totally different matter

Characters

yard; code; a measure

Examples

HSK 1

喜欢和爱是两码事。

Xǐhuan hé ài shì liǎngmǎshì.

Liking and loving are two completely different things.

HSK 1

说和做是两码事。

Shuō hé zuò shì liǎngmǎshì.

Saying and doing are two different things.

Tips

memory

两 (two) + 码 (yard, unit of measure) + 事 (matter) - literally 'two-yardstick matter,' meaning two things measured by completely different yardsticks.

Stroke Order

两 liǎng

码 mǎ

事 shì