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话题

huàtí

topic

Usage note

话题表示谈论的内容。

huà tí biǎo shì tán lùn de nèi róng。

话题 means the subject being discussed.

Context note

话题常用于聊天、文章和讨论。

huà tí cháng yòng yú liáo tiān 、 wén zhāng hé tǎo lùn。

It is often used with chatting, articles, and discussion.

5 examples

这个话题很有趣。
zhè ge huà tí hěn yǒu qù。
This topic is very interesting.
我们换个话题
wǒ men huàn gè huà tí。
Let's change the topic.
老师讲了很多话题
lǎo shī jiǎng le hěn duō huà tí。
The teacher talked about many topics.
这个话题不难。
zhè ge huà tí bù nán。
This topic is not difficult.
她总能找到话题
tā zǒng néng zhǎo dào huà tí。
She can always find a topic.

5 mini stories

他们聊天时换了一个话题
tā men liáo tiān shí huàn le yí gè huà tí。
They changed the topic while chatting.
老师说,这个话题要认真讨论。
lǎo shī shuō, zhè ge huà tí yào rèn zhēn tǎo lùn。
The teacher said this topic should be discussed seriously.
她对这个话题很熟悉。
tā duì zhè ge huà tí hěn shú xī。
She is very familiar with this topic.
大家围绕话题说了很多。
dà jiā wéi rào huà tí shuō le hěn duō。
Everyone said a lot around the topic.
找到合适的话题,聊天就更轻松。
zhǎo dào hé shì de huà tí, liáo tiān jiù gèng qīng sōng。
Finding a suitable topic makes chatting easier.

Mini dialogue

聊天

A
你想聊什么话题
Nǐ xiǎng liáo shénme huàtí?
What topic do you want to talk about?
B
我们聊聊动物的话题吧。
Wǒmen liáo liáo dòngwù de huàtí ba.
Let's talk about the topic of animals.

写作文

A
今天的作文话题是什么?
Jīntiān de zuòwén huàtí shì shénme?
What is the essay topic for today?
B
话题是‘我的好朋友’。
Huàtí shì 'wǒ de hǎo péngyǒu'.
The topic is 'My Good Friend'.

Related words and contrasts

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主题
zhǔ tí
theme, subject

主题 is more formal and often used for essays or presentations.

similar
题目
tí mù
title, topic

题目 often refers to the title of a piece of writing or a specific question.

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内容
nèi róng
content

内容 is what is discussed within a topic.

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