问 题 wèn tí question / problem / issue / topic / CL:個|个[ge4] 话 题 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic 题 目 tí mù subject / title / topic (CL:個|个[ge4]) / exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4]) 题 tí topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] 议 题 yì tí topic of discussion / topic / subject / issue (under discussion) / CL:項|项[xiang4] 论 题 lùn tí topic 话 茬 huà chá tone of voice / topic / subject under discussion 语 锋 yǔ fēng thread of discussion / topic 来 说 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... 专 题 zhuān tí specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) / article, report or program etc on a specific topic 来 看 lái kàn to come and see / to see a topic from a certain point of view 试 题 shì tí exam question / test topic 命 题 mìng tí proposition (logic, math.) / to assign an essay topic 切 入 qiē rù to cut into / to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc) / (sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team) / (cinema) to cut (to the next scene) 畅 所 欲 言 chàng suǒ yù yán lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) / to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content 紧 扣 jǐn kòu to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc) 重 提 chóng tí to raise the same topic 话 锋 huà fēng topic under discussion / direction or tone of the conversation 跑 题 pǎo tí to digress / to stray from the topic 避 讳 bì hui to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from / to avoid 漫 无 边 际 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic 走 题 zǒu tí to get off the main topic / to digress 绕 弯 子 rào wān zi lit. to go on a long detour / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush 言 归 正 传 yán guī zhèng zhuàn to return to the topic (idiom) / to get back to the main point 借 题 发 挥 jiè tí fā huī to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas / to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss 王 顾 左 右 而 言 他 wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā the king looked left and right and then talked of other things / to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom) 偏 题 piān tí to go off-topic / to stray from the topic / obscure question / trick exam question / catch question (CL:道[dao4]) 讨 论 的 议 题 tǎo lùn de yì tí topic of discussion 偏 科 piān kē to overemphasize some topic (at the expense of others) / overdoing it / to go overboard 绕 弯 子 儿 rào wān zǐ r lit. to go on a long detour / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush 绕 腾 rào teng to run a long way around / fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point / to beat about the bush 话 里 套 话 huà lǐ tào huà to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information / to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed 讲 题 jiǎng tí topic of a lecture 重 弹 chóng tán to replay string instrument / fig. to harp on the same string / to raise the same old topic again 重 提 旧 事 chóng tí jiù shì to raise the same old topic again / to hark back 扣 题 kòu tí to stick to the topic 走 板 zǒu bǎn to be off the beat / to sound awful (of singing) / (fig.) to wander off the topic / (diving) to step toward the end of the board / approach 专 题 树 形 图 zhuān tí shù xíng tú topic tree 欧 洲 主 题 中 心 European Topic Centre 谈 资 tán zī sth that people like to chat about / topic of idle conversation 回 帖 huí tiě to reply to an invitation / (Internet) to post a comment on a forum topic 顾 左 右 而 言 他 gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā (idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion