话题
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
话题 (huàtí) · topic
话题 (huàtí) means “topic; subject”. It is written with 2 characters: 话 (words) + 题 (question). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 话题 is built
The characters
话 huà · words
What 话 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
Origin hint: A spoken 讠 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
题 tí · question
What 题 is made of
- 是shì — to be
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
- 日rì — sun; day
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
Origin hint: 页 gives the meaning, 是 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们换个话题吧。Wǒmen huàn gè huàtí ba.Let's change the subject.
今天的话题是什么？Jīntiān de huàtí shì shénme?What is today's topic?
Questions about 话题
What does 话题 mean?
话题 (huàtí) means “topic; subject”.
How do you pronounce 话题?
话题 is pronounced huàtí.
Which HSK level is 话题?
话题 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 电话diànhuàtelephone
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 的话dehuàif (after a clause)
- 对话duìhuàdialogue
- 讲话jiǎnghuàto talk
- 普通话pǔtōnghuàMandarin
- 笑话xiàohuajoke
- 笑话儿xiàohuarjoke
- 话剧huàjùstage play
Learn 话题 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.