<p>这回事儿 is equal to 这件事儿 in Chinese, but 这回事儿 is used more often in spoken language.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/833/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">回</a></p>
<p>[6] (measure) time (as used to indicate number of occurrence)</p>
<p>[7] (measure) piece (as used for happenings or events)</p>
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<p>回 is a measure word for event or occurrence ; 这回事 means &quot;<strong>this</strong> (<em>piece of</em>) <strong>event</strong>&quot; or &quot;<strong>this</strong> (<em>time of</em>) <strong>occurrence</strong>&quot;</p>
<p>Different between 回 and 件 as measure word is:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>回 measure specific course of events (<em>how many times it happens</em>)</p>
</li>
<li><p>件 measure event as an unit (<em>how many of it exists</em>)</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<p>就是这一回事 = it is this occurrence</p>
<p>當沒有这回事 = pretend there is no such occurrence</p>
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<p>~</p>
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<p>就是这一件事 = It is this event</p>
<p>當沒有这件事 = pretend this event doesn't exist</p>
</blockquote>
<p>We also say 这回战斗(This battle) or 这回会谈(this discussion) ; but not 这件战斗 or 这件会谈.</p>

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<p>I have come across quite a few instance of 这回事(儿) instead of 这件事.</p>
<p>Is there is a real difference between the two, or is it just a syntactical preference of the speaker?</p>

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What does 回 do in 这回事?
# What does 回 do in 这回事?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-08-30)

I have come across quite a few instance of 这回事(儿) instead of 这件事.

Is there is a real difference between the two, or is it just a syntactical preference of the speaker?

**Tags:** measure-word

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2019-08-30. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

> [回](http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/833/)
>
> [6] (measure) time (as used to indicate number of occurrence)
>
> [7] (measure) piece (as used for happenings or events)

回 is a measure word for event or occurrence ; 这回事 means "**this** (*piece of*) **event**" or "**this** (*time of*) **occurrence**"

Different between 回 and 件 as measure word is:

* 回 measure specific course of events (*how many times it happens*)
* 件 measure event as an unit (*how many of it exists*)

> 就是这一回事 = it is this occurrence
>
> 當沒有这回事 = pretend there is no such occurrence

~

> 就是这一件事 = It is this event
>
> 當沒有这件事 = pretend this event doesn't exist

We also say 这回战斗(This battle) or 这回会谈(this discussion) ; but not 这件战斗 or 这件会谈.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-07-27. Score: 0

这回事儿 is equal to 这件事儿 in Chinese, but 这回事儿 is used more often in spoken language.


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