一回事
Chinese
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) | to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam | matter; thing; item; work; affair | ||
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simp. and trad. (一回事) | 一 | 回 | 事 |
Pronunciation
Noun
一回事
- (emphatic) the same thing
- 他們兩個說的是一回事。 [MSC, trad.]
- Tāmen liǎng ge shuō de shì yī huí shì. [Pinyin]
- Those two people said the same thing.
他们两个说的是一回事。 [MSC, simp.]
- (emphatic, when used sequentially) ... (is) one thing, (but) ... (is) another
- 說的是一回事,做的又是一回事。 [MSC, trad.]
- Shuō de shì yī huí shì, zuò de yòu shì yī huí shì. [Pinyin]
- Saying is one thing; doing is another.
说的是一回事,做的又是一回事。 [MSC, simp.]
- something important; an important matter
- 別不把它當做一回事! [MSC, trad.]
- Bié bù bǎ tā dāng zuò yī huí shì! [Pinyin]
- Don't treat it lightly!
别不把它当做一回事! [MSC, simp.]