话题

话题 huàtí

Topic (subject of talk)

话题 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體 話題 huati

What 话题 means

  1. Topic (subject of talk)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 话题 will read it the same way this page does.

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话题 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

话
huà
Words (speech - talk)
题
tí
Topic (subject - title - inscribe)

How to write 话题

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话题 in a sentence

我们换个话题吧。
Wǒmen huàn ge huàtí ba.
Let us change the subject.
这是最近的热门话题。
Zhè shì zuìjìn de rèmén huàtí.
This is a hot topic at the moment.

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Questions about 话题

What does 话题 mean in English?

话题 is pronounced huàtí and means Topic (subject of talk).

How do you pronounce 话题?

话题 is huàtí in pinyin — written huati without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 话题?

话题 is written with 2 characters: 话 (huà) Words (speech - talk), 题 (tí) Topic (subject - title - inscribe). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 话题 written in traditional Chinese?

話題. The simplified form 话题 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 話題 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced huàtí.

Is 话题 an HSK word?

Yes — 话题 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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