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"topic under discussion" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
话锋 話鋒 huà fēng topic under discussion / direction or tone of the conversation syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
议题 議題 yì tí topic of discussion / topic / subject / issue (under discussion) / CL:項|项[xiang4]
话茬 話茬 huà chá tone of voice / topic / subject under discussion
专题 專題 zhuān tí specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) / article, report or program etc on a specific topic
偏题 偏題 piān tí to go off-topic / to stray from the topic / obscure question / trick exam question / catch question (CL:道[dao4]) syn
题 題 tí topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] syn
王顾左右而言他 王顧左右而言他 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)
讨论的议题 討論的議題 tǎo lùn de yì tí topic of discussion
语锋 語鋒 yǔ fēng thread of discussion / topic
顾左右而言他 顧左右而言他 gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā (idiom) to digress from the topic of discussion
本题 本題 běn tí the subject under discussion / the point at issue syn
话头 話頭 huà tóu subject (under discussion) / thread (of an argument) syn
眼袋 yǎn dài puffiness under the eyes / bags under the eyes
解放战争 解放戰爭 jiě fàng zhàn zhēng War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府|国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
假借 jiǎ jiè to make use of / to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as / lenient / tolerant / loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) / character acquiring meanings by phonetic association / also called phonetic loan syn
假藉 jiǎ jiè to use sth as pretext / under false pretenses / under the guise of / masquerading as
邓拓 鄧拓 dèng tuò Deng Tuo (1912-1966), sociologist and journalist, died under persecution at the start of the Cultural Revolution / wrote under the pen name Ma Nancun 馬南邨|马南邨
根据任择议定书提出的来文工作组 根據任擇議定書提出的來文工作組 Working Group on Communications under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women / Working Group on Communications under the Optional Protocol
专利合作条约实施细则 專利合作條約實施細則 Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty / Regulations under the PCT
灯下黑 燈下黑 dēng xià hēi (lit.) it's dark right under the lamp / (fig.) people tend to overlook things right under their noses
问题 問題 wèn tí question / problem / issue / topic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
不过 不過 bù guò only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival) syn
来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... syn
话题 話題 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic
来看 來看 lái kàn to come and see / to see a topic from a certain point of view syn
试题 試題 shì tí exam question / test topic syn
题目 題目 tí mù subject / title / topic (CL:個|个[ge4]) / exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4]) syn
阐述 闡述 chǎn shù to expound (a position) / to elaborate (on a topic) / to treat (a subject) syn
命题 命題 mìng tí proposition (logic, math.) / to assign an essay topic
专访 專訪 zhuān fǎng to interview (a particular person or on a particular topic) / special interview / special report based on such an interview
触及 觸及 chù jí to touch (physically, one's feelings etc) / to touch on (a topic) syn
事关 事關 shì guān to concern / on (some topic) / about / concerning / to have importance for syn
论题 論題 lùn tí 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 暢所欲言 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 syn
紧扣 緊扣 jǐn kòu to stick closely to (a topic or theme etc)
重提 chóng tí to raise the same topic syn
跑题 跑題 pǎo tí to digress / to stray from the topic
避讳 避諱 bì hui to avoid a taboo word or topic / to refrain from / to avoid syn
漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn
浅尝 淺嚐 qiǎn cháng to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink) / (fig.) to dabble in / to flirt with (a topic)
走题 走題 zǒu tí to get off the main topic / to digress
绕弯子 繞彎子 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 syn
借题发挥 借題發揮 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
言归正传 言歸正傳 yán guī zhèng zhuàn to return to the topic (idiom) / to get back to the main point
偏科 piān kē to overemphasize some topic (at the expense of others) / overdoing it / to go overboard
挑明 tiǎo míng to illuminate / to open up (a topic)
绕弯子儿 繞彎子兒 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 繞騰 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 話裡套話 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 講題 jiǎng tí topic of a lecture
重弹 重彈 chóng tán to replay string instrument / fig. to harp on the same string / to raise the same old topic again
重提旧事 重提舊事 chóng tí jiù shì to raise the same old topic again / to hark back
扣题 扣題 kòu tí to stick to the topic
题外话 題外話 tí wài huà off-topic comment / digression
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 歐洲主題中心 European Topic Centre
谈资 談資 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 syn
一笔带过 一筆帶過 yī bǐ dài guò (idiom) to mention only very briefly / to skate over (a topic) syn
一笔带过 一筆帶過 yī bǐ - dài guò (idiom) to mention only very briefly / to skate over (a topic) syn
论坛 論壇 lùn tán forum (for discussion)
进行 進行 jìn xíng (of a process etc) to proceed / to be in progress / to be underway / (of people) to carry out / to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march / to advance syn
一点 一點 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1]) syn
再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn
讨论区 討論區 tǎo lùn qū forum (esp. online) / discussion area / feedback
约定 約定 yuē dìng to agree on sth (after discussion) / to conclude a bargain / to arrange / to promise / to stipulate / to make an appointment / stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) / an arrangement / a deal / appointment / undertaking / commitment / understanding / engagement / stipulation syn
研讨会 研討會 yán tǎo huì discussion forum / seminar
交谈 交談 jiāo tán to discuss / to converse / chat / discussion syn
版块 版塊 bǎn kuài printing block / section (of a newspaper) / board (of BBS or discussion forum)
议论 議論 yì lùn to comment / to talk about / to discuss / discussion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
评议 評議 píng yì to appraise through discussion syn
研讨 研討 yán tǎo discussion syn
概论 概論 gài lùn outline / introduction / survey / general discussion
商议 商議 shāng yì to negotiate / discussion / proposal syn
杂谈 雜談 zá tán discussion of various topics
座谈 座談 zuò tán to have an informal discussion / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] syn
坦率 tǎn shuài frank (discussion) / blunt / open syn
出题 出題 chū tí to draw up the theme (for discussion)
论点 論點 lùn diǎn argument / line of reasoning / thesis / point (of discussion)
七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé lively discussion with everybody talking at once syn
评奖 評獎 píng jiǎng to determine the recipient of an award through discussion
讨论会 討論會 tǎo lùn huì symposium / discussion forum
商榷 shāng què to discuss / to bring up various ideas for discussion syn
小组讨论 小組討論 xiǎo zǔ tǎo lùn panel discussion
纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC syn
对谈 對談 duì tán to talk with sb (face to face) / discussion / talk / chat
密谈 密談 mì tán commune / private discussion
莫衷一是 mò zhōng yī shì unable to reach a decision (idiom) / cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion syn
合议 合議 hé yì to discuss together / to try to reach a common judgment / panel discussion
公议 公議 gōng yì public discussion syn
话不投机半句多 話不投機半句多 huà bù tóu jī bàn jù duō (idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion syn
讲习会 講習會 jiǎng xí huì discussion forum / seminar / assembly
绿皮书 綠皮書 lǜ pí shū green paper (government report proposing policies and inviting discussion)
丛谈 叢談 cóng tán discussion / forum
聚谈 聚談 jù tán to have a discussion in a group / to have a chat with sb
自报公议 自報公議 zì bào gōng yì self-assessment / declare one's state for open discussion
雅教 yǎ jiào (hon.) your distinguished thoughts / Thank you (for your esteemed contribution to our discussion).
首脑会谈 首腦會談 shǒu nǎo huì tán summit talks / discussion between heads of state
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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