liǎng
shì

common
idiom

Meaning of 两码事

两码事 means two entirely different matters; two separate things; not the same at all. Pronounced liǎng mǎ shì.

  • two entirely different matters; two separate things; not the same at all

Definitions & Examples

xiǎng
xiàn
shí
shì
liǎng
shì
 

Ideals and reality are two entirely different things.

Zhuàn
qián
kuài
shì
liǎng
shì
 
néng
hùn
wéi
tán
 

Making money and being happy are two different matters; they shouldn't be lumped together.

shuō
huì
lái
zhēn
de
lái
le
shì
liǎng
shì
 

Him saying he will come and him actually coming are two separate things.

Tóng
qíng
zhī
chí
shì
liǎng
shì
 

Feeling sympathy for him and supporting him are two different matters.