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题 tí “question (on a test)” in Chinese

Traditional 題

What 题 means

  1. question (on a test)
  2. topic
  3. problem for discussion
  4. exam question
  5. subject
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to inscribe
  • to mention

Measure word 个 gè or 道 dào · 一个题 yí ge tí

How to say 题

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale题tí2nd tone, rising

题 in a sentence

  1. 我可以问你个问题吗？

    Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ ge wèntí ma?

    Can I ask you a question?

    Sentence #480595 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 老师开始问我们问题。

    Lǎoshī kāishǐ wèn wǒmen wèntí.

    The teacher started asking us questions.

    Sentence #14007962 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 好问题。

    Hǎo wèntí.

    Good question!

    Sentence #338395 from Tatoeba

How 题 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 题 (tí) with each of its parts in a different colour
题títopic
  • 是to be · shìSound part
  • 页page · xiéMeaning part

页 hints at the meaning (page); 是 (shì) hints at the sound. Compare it with tí.

Memory aidHead 页 with 是 (shì) for the sound. It first meant the forehead, and so a title or topic.

How to write 题

题 15 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

题 (tí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 题 (tí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 题

Words with 题

问题wèntí · question难题nántí · difficult problem题目tímù · subject话题huàtí · subject (of a talk or conversation)主题zhǔtí · theme课题kètí · research topic专题zhuāntí · special topic标题biāotí · title题材tícái · subject matter

More words: Everyday Things

票piào · ticket铅笔qiānbǐ · pencil手表shǒubiǎo · watch手机shǒujī · mobile phone雪xuě · snow问题wèntí · question事情shìqing · matter颜色yánsè · colour

FAQs

题 (tí) means “question (on a test)” or “topic”. It is an HSK 2 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.
Say it tí: tí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 题 is written 題. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè) or 道 (dào). For example, one question (on a test) is 一个题 (yí ge tí).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type ti with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 题 from the suggestions. Typing ti into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
题 is an HSK 2 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.