How to say “special topic” in Chinese

专题
zhuāntí

special topic, feature report

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Stage, screen, airwaves”

“Special topic” in Chinese is 专题, zhuān tí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

专题 is read zhuān tí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zhuān — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
tí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

专
zhuān — special, specialized

It hints at the sound of 转 zhuǎn and 传 chuán.

题
tí — topic, task

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 “专题”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “special topic” in Chinese?

“Special topic” in Chinese is 专题, pinyin zhuāntí.

What does 专题 mean?

专题 (zhuāntí) means “special topic, feature report”.

How do you write 专题?

专题 is 2 characters: 专 (zhuān) — special, specialized; 题 (tí) — topic, task. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 专题?

专题 is read zhuāntí. Tones: zhuān — first tone, tí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“special topic” in the lesson “What people are talking about”

This word is from the topic “Stage, screen, airwaves” of HSK 6. 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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