题 (tí): topic, problem for discussion, exam question, subject, to inscribe, to mention
题 (tí) is a Chinese character meaning “topic.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 是 (phonetic) and 页 (semantic). It ranks #218 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 题 head. Its radical form 页 (page) appears in many related characters such as 页 (yè, page), 顺 (shùn, to obey), 须 (xū, must).
Definitions
- topic
- problem for discussion
- exam question
- subject
- to inscribe
- to mention
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 题
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 问题noun | wèn tí | question | 1 |
| 话题noun | huà tí | subject (of a talk or conversation) | 5 |
| 主题noun | zhǔ tí | theme | 5 |
| 难题noun | nán tí | difficult problem | 3 |
| 题目noun | tí mù | subject | 5 |
| 标题noun | biāo tí | title | 5 |
| 题材noun | tí cái | subject matter | 6 |
| 课题noun | kè tí | task | 6 |
| 专题noun | zhuān tí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) | 6 |
| 试题noun | shì tí | exam question | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正题 | zhèng tí | main topic |
| 成问题verb | chéng wèn tí | to be a problem |
| 小题大做phrase | xiǎo tí dà zuò | to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom) |
| 主题曲noun | zhǔ tí qǔ | theme song |
| 跑题verb | pǎo tí | to digress |
| 议题noun | yì tí | topic of discussion |
| 命题verb | mìng tí | proposition (logic, math.) |
| 离题verb | lí tí | to digress |
| 主题歌noun | zhǔ tí gē | theme song |
| 出难题phrase | chū nán tí | to raise a tough question |
| 论题noun | lùn tí | topic |
| 选择题noun | xuǎn zé tí | multiple-choice question |
| 切题verb | qiè tí | to keep to the subject |
| 题词verb | tí cí | inscription |
| 出题verb | chū tí | to draw up the theme (for discussion) |
题 appears in 100 compound words: 18 as the first character, 68 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 题 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
to be admitted in the imperial examination; to pass a university entrance or professional examination
issue that needs to be addressed first (before another issue can be resolved)
Showing 5 of 7 idioms containing 题.
Example Sentences
这碗面的汤头很鲜美，面条也很有嚼劲。
Zhè wǎn miàn de tāngtou hěn xiānměi, miàntiáo yě hěn yǒu jiáojìn.
The soup of this bowl of noodles is very delicious, and the noodles are also very chewy.
...:美伊26日再次瑞士谈判 伊朗外长:核问题仍可能外交解决
. . . : měi yī 2 6 rì zài cì ruì shì tán pàn yī lǎng wài cháng : hé wèn tí réng kě néng wài jiāo jiě jué
...: The United States and Iran held talks again in Switzerland on the 26th Iranian Foreign Minister: The nuclear issue may still be resolved diplomatically
俄方称欧洲在乌克兰问题上更倾向于延续冲突
é fāng chèn ōu zhōu zài wū kè lán wèn tí shàng gēng qīng xiàng yú yán xù chōng tū
Russia said that Europe is more inclined to continue the conflict on the Ukraine issue
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jī qì rén chūn wǎn sài rè nào zhī yú , duō xiǎng sān gě wèn tí shì pín
Robot Spring Festival Gala Showdown: Beyond the Excitement, Consider These Three Questions | Video
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é luó sī mò sī kē dì tiě jǔ háng zhōng guó chūn jié zhǔ tí liè chē fā chē yí shì
Moscow Metro Holds Launch Ceremony for Chinese New Year-Themed Train
用户报告多个网络服务出现问题
yòng hù bào gào duō gě wǎng lào fú wù chū xiàn wèn tí
Users report issues with multiple network services.
我能问一些问题吗？
Wǒ néng wèn yīxiē wèntí ma?
May I ask a few questions?
你真的需要提问题来知道答案吗？
Nǐ zhēn de xūyào tí wèntí lái zhīdào dá'àn ma?
Do you really need to ask the question to know the answer?
你觉得他会对什么主题感兴趣？
Nǐ juéde tā huì duì shénme zhǔtí gǎn xìngqù?
What subject do you think he is interested in?
今晚七点老地方见。没问题吧？
Jīnwǎn qī diǎn lǎodìfāng jiàn. méiwèntí ba?
Can you make it to our usual place at 7:00 p.m. tonight?
Character Family
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