Read Edit View history Discussion 一回事 yīhuíshì HSK7 one and the same thing Origin Definitions Defs 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)