一回事 yīhuíshì HSK7 one and the same thing Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一回事 yīhuíshì one and the same thing noun one thing; a single matter; often used to emphasize that two situations or topics are identical 责任和义务不是一回事。 zérèn hé yìwù bùshì yīhuíshì. Obligation and responsibility are not the same thing. a separate matter noun one thing as distinct from another; used in pairs to emphasize that two things are unrelated or different in nature 自由和独立不是一回事。 zìyóu hé dúlì bùshì yīhuíshì. Freedom and Independence are not the same thing. a situation noun a matter; an occurrence; what is going on 你明白昨天是怎么一回事吗？ nǐ míngbai zuótiān shì zěnme yīhuíshì ma? Do you understand what happened yesterday? a significant matter something important; something taken seriously, often used in the negative to mean 'not a big deal' Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Written text 6.09 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Same as 一码事 yīmǎshì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
一回事 yīhuíshì one and the same thing noun one thing; a single matter; often used to emphasize that two situations or topics are identical 责任和义务不是一回事。 zérèn hé yìwù bùshì yīhuíshì. Obligation and responsibility are not the same thing. a separate matter noun one thing as distinct from another; used in pairs to emphasize that two things are unrelated or different in nature 自由和独立不是一回事。 zìyóu hé dúlì bùshì yīhuíshì. Freedom and Independence are not the same thing. a situation noun a matter; an occurrence; what is going on 你明白昨天是怎么一回事吗？ nǐ míngbai zuótiān shì zěnme yīhuíshì ma? Do you understand what happened yesterday? a significant matter something important; something taken seriously, often used in the negative to mean 'not a big deal' Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Written text 6.09 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Same as 一码事 yīmǎshì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
