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题

tí

HSK 2 Character Traditional 題 Measure word 个、道

What 题 means

1. topic
2. problem for discussion
3. exam question
4. subject
5. to inscribe
6. to mention

Other readings

题 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Tísurname Ti

Example sentences

• 好问题。
  Good question!
• 没问题。
  No problem.
• 老问题。
  The same old problem.
• 没问题！
  No problem!
• 有问题？
  Problem?
• 回答问题。
  Answer the question.

Words starting with 题

• 题目tí mùsubject; title; topic; exercise or exam question
• 题材tí cáisubject matter
• 题词tí cíinscription; dedication
• 题名tí míngautograph; to sign one's name
• 题记tí jìepigraph; inscription; graffito
• 题写tí xiěto create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign)
• 题字tí zìto write an inscription (poem, remark, autograph etc); an inscription
• 题意tí yìmeaning of a title; implication; theme
• 题诗tí shīto inscribe a poem (often, composed on the spot) on a painting, fan or ceramic bowl etc…
• 题解tí jiěnotes; key (to exercises)
• 题外话tí wài huàoff-topic comment; digression
• 题序tí xùto compose a preface (or introductory remarks, etc)…
• 题花tí huātitle design
• 题签tí qiānto write the title of a book on a label
• 题库tí kùquestion bank (for examiners creating an exam, or students preparing for an exam)
• 题献tí xiànto dedicate (a book, film etc to sb)
• 题旨tí zhǐsubject of literary work
• 题跋tí báshort comments; preface and postscript

Words containing 题

• 问题wèn tíquestion; problem; issue
• 话题huà tísubject (of a talk or conversation); topic
• 主题zhǔ títheme; subject
• 专题zhuān tíspecific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc)…
• 标题biāo títitle; heading; headline
• 课题kè títask; problem; issue
• 难题nán tídifficult problem
• 没问题méi wèn tíno problem
• 试题shì tíexam question; test topic
• 出题chū títo draw up the theme (for discussion)
• 命题mìng típroposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic
• 议题yì títopic of discussion; topic; subject
• 习题xí tí(schoolwork) exercise; problem; question
• 考题kǎo tíexam question
• 主题曲zhǔ tí qǔtheme song
• 解题jiě títo solve problems; to explicate
• 无题wú tíuntitled
• 选题xuǎn títo choose a topic (for writing, research, publishing etc); chosen topic
• 主题歌zhǔ tí gētheme song
• 正题zhèng tímain topic; matter at hand
• 成问题chéng wèn títo be a problem; problematic; questionable
• 专题片zhuān tí piànspecial report (shown on TV etc)
• 本题běn títhe subject under discussion; the point at issue
• 跑题pǎo títo digress; to stray from the topic

Characters built on 是

These share the phonetic component 是 (shì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward
• 匙shiused in 钥匙
• 堤dīdike; Taiwan pr. tí
• 缇tíorange-red silk; orange-red colored
• 醍tíused in 醍醐
• 鳀tíanchovy
• 鞮dīleather shoes

Characters that look like 题

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 颜yáncolor; face; countenance
• 糕gāocake
• 颗kēclassifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
• 雕diāoto carve; to engrave; shrewd
• 憋biēto choke; to stifle; to restrain
• 踵zhǒngto arrive; to follow; heel

Sounds the same

Read tí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 提to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward
• 啼(bound form) to cry; to weep loudly; (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot…
• 蹄hoof; pig's trotters
• 缇orange-red silk; orange-red colored
• 鹈used in 鹈鹕
• 醍used in 醍醐
• 媞used as phonetic; female name
• 禔well-being
• 鳀anchovy
• 荑(grass)
• 厗old stone or mineral, possibly related to antimony Sb 锑
• 绨coarse greenish black pongee