混为一谈 (hún) — to confuse (one thing) with (another), to lump together as the same thing
Definition
A chengyu meaning to wrongly treat different things as if they were the same. Typically appears in a 把 construction negating the mixing (不要把…混为一谈).
idiom
to confuse (one thing) with (another)to lump together as the same thing
Examples
- 混为一谈。Wǒ men bù néng bǎ ài qíng hé yǒu yì hún.We cannot confuse love with friendship.
- 混为一谈。Lǎo shī tí xǐng dà jiā bú yào bǎ liǎng gè gài niàn hún.The teacher reminded everyone not to confuse the two concepts.
- 混为一谈。Hěn duō chū xué zhě róng yì bǎ zhè liǎng gè cí hún.Many beginners easily confuse these two words.
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