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话题

huà tí · hua ti

Traditional 話題

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. subject (of a talk or conversation)
  2. topic
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In a conversation

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The best topic

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)聊(liáo)点(diǎn)什么(shénme)话题(huàtí)？

    What topic shall we talk about?

  2. Liangliang

    天气(tiānqì)，怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    The weather, how about that?

  3. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)话题(huàtí)太(tài)没意思(méiyìsi)了(le)。

    That topic is so boring.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)……吃饭(chīfàn)？

    Then... food?

  5. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)聊(liáo)这个(zhège)话题(huàtí)。

    We talk about that topic every day.

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)这(zhè)是(shì)最好(zuìhǎo)的(de)话题(huàtí)啊(a)！

    Because it is the best topic!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)谈(tán)论(lùn)了(le)各(gè)种(zhǒng)各(gè)样(yàng)的(de)话(huà)题(tí)。

We discussed a wide range of topics.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)话(huà)题(tí)太(tài)敏(mǐn)感(gǎn)，我(wǒ)们(men)换(huàn)个(gè)轻(qīng)松(sōng)点(diǎn)的(de)吧(ba)。

This topic is too sensitive; let's switch to something lighter.

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话
huà

words; speech; talk; what sb said; language; dialect

题
tí

topic; problem for discussion

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