Chinese word

命题

Pronunciation

Pinyinmìng tí

Meaning

  • verbset

Example

老师今天命题了一道作文题。lǎo shī jīn tiān mìng tí le yí dào zuò wén tí

The teacher set an essay question today.

Illustration for 命题 (set)

More examples

这次考试的试题由教务处命题。zhè cì kǎo shì de shì tí yóu jiào wù chù mìng tí

The questions for this exam were set by the academic affairs office.

Core concept

Puts a specific problem or composition topic before learners as a task to complete.

Common phrases

  • 命题作文题mìng tí zuò wén tí

    set an essay question

  • 命题试题mìng tí shì tí

    set an exam question

Similar words

出题chū tí: Create and give questions for students to answer in a class or other teaching setting.
布置bù zhì: Assign work or homework for someone to complete.

Definition in Chinese

把需要回答的问题或作文题目确定并交给别人，常用于考试、作业或学术讨论中的出题动作。bǎ xū yào huí dá de wèn tí huò zuò wén tí mù què dìng bìng jiāo gěi bié rén cháng yòng yú kǎo shì zuò yè huò xué shù tǎo lùn zhōng de chū tí dòng zuò

Word origin

命题 (mìngtí, "to set a question") joins 命 (mìng, "to assign") with 题 (tí, "question"), presenting a question as something assigned for another person to answer.

Usage tips

  • English set is broad, but this Chinese verb is most useful when the thing being set is part of an exam, assignment, or scholarly discussion.

Other meanings

  • questionnoun
  • topicnoun

Opposites

  • 答题dá tíanswer a questionverb
  • 解题jiě tísolve a problemverb

Related words

  • 命题者mìng tí zhěquestion setternoun
  • 命题作文mìng tí zuò wénassigned-topic essaynoun

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