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不是那么回事

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Collocation

1
却不是那么回事
2
全然不是那么回事
3
完全不是那么回事
4
根本不是那么回事

Definition

不是那么回事:

Literally means:

the truth is not like this

Actually means:

It means that the truth is not like this, It is often used to explain or clarify facts.

事情的真相不是这个样子。常用于说明或澄清事实。

Example

Used as predicate, and it can be used with other words in between. (作谓语,中间可以插入别的词语)
1
Bàozhǐ
报纸
shàng
shuō
mǒu
wèi
xīng
歌星
yīn
bìng
shì
去世
  
,
shí
其实
gēnběn
根本
shi
me
那么
huí
shì
  
,
zhǐbuguò
只不过
shì
zuò
le
xiǎo
shǒushù
手术
ér
而已
  
,
hěnkuài
很快
jiù
kāng
康复
le
  

The newspaper said that a singer died of illness, in fact, it is not the case at all, he just had a small operation, and soon recovered.

2
妻子
de
guānxi
关系
gēnběn
根本
shi
yáochuán
谣传
suǒ
shuō
de
me
那么
huí
shì
  
,
xiē
那些
shuō
men
我们
hūnyīn
婚姻
liè
破裂
de
rén
shízài
实在
tài
liáo
无聊
le
  

My relationship with my wife is not what the rumor doesn't say at all, and those who say our marriage broke down are just so boring.

3
Rénmen
人们
dōu
shuō
hūnyīn
婚姻
shì
měihǎo
美好
de
  
,
cóng
shēnbiān
身边
de
shì
事例
láikàn
来看
  
,
yuǎn
shi
me
那么
huí
shì
  
,
guǒ
如果
hūnyīn
婚姻
zhēnshi
真是
měihǎo
美好
de
  
,
wèishénme
为什么
háiyǒu
还有
me
那么
duō
rén
hūn
离婚
  
?

People say that marriage is beautiful, but from the examples around it, far from that, if marriage is really good, why are so many people divorced?