How to say “topic of conversation” in Chinese
topic of conversation
“Topic of conversation” in Chinese is 话题, huà tí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
话题 is read huà tí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
On the right, 页 “page”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “话题”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 话题. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们换个话题吧wǒmenhuàngehuàtíbaLet's change the subject.
- 他故意转移了话题tāgùyìzhuǎnyílehuàtíHe deliberately changed the subject.
- 这个话题在网上引发了热议。zhègehuàtízàiwǎngshangyǐnfālerèyìThis topic sparked heated debate online.
- 这个话题的热度很高。zhègehuàtíderèdùhěngāoThis topic is being very actively discussed right now.
More words from the lesson “Don't interrupt!”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “topic of conversation” in Chinese?
“Topic of conversation” in Chinese is 话题, pinyin huàtí.
What does 话题 mean?
话题 (huàtí) means “topic of conversation”.
How do you write 话题?
话题 is 2 characters: 话 (huà) — speech, words; 题 (tí) — topic, task. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 话题?
话题 is read huàtí. Tones: huà — fourth tone, tí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“topic of conversation” in the lesson “Don't interrupt!”
This word is from the topic “Opinions and arguments” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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