Chinese word

标题

Pronunciation

Pinyinbiāo tí

Meaning

  • nountitle

Example

请在书的封面写上标题。qǐng zài shū de fēng miàn xiě shàng biāo tí

Please write the title on the cover of the book.

Illustration for 标题 (title)

More examples

老师让我们为作文想一个好的标题。lǎo shī ràng wǒ men wèi zuò wén xiǎng yí gè hǎo de biāo tí

The teacher asked us to come up with a good title for our essay.

Core concept

A compact signpost that names the subject of a book, article, page, or section.

Common phrases

  • 作文标题zuò wén biāo tí

    essay title

  • 网页标题wǎng yè biāo tí

    webpage title

  • 标题格式biāo tí gé shì

    title format

Similar words

题目tí mù: A brief name placed on an article, report, or composition to show its subject.
名称míng chēng: A name used to identify a person, thing, or organization.
书名shū míng: A book's name used to identify it.

Definition in Chinese

用于书籍、文章、网页等处，用以标示该部分主题或内容的简短文字，便于识别和组织信息。yòng yú shū jí wén zhāng wǎng yè děng chù yòng yǐ biāo shì gāi bù fèn zhǔ tí huò nèi róng de jián duǎn wén zì biàn yú shí bié hé zǔ zhī xìn xī

Word origin

标题 (biāotí, "title") is formed from 标 (biāo, "mark") + 题 (tí, "topic"), so its parts point to a marked topic.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, a webpage or article can have several 标题 (biāotí, "title") at different levels, with each one identifying the content that follows it.

Other meanings

  • headingnoun
  • subjectnoun

Related words

  • 副标题fù biāo tísubtitlenoun
  • 标题栏biāo tí lántitle barnoun

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