Chinese Conversation · Level 40
90 words
Chinese word
题目
Pronunciation
Pinyintí mù
Meaning
- nounproblem
Example
这道题目很简单，大家都会做。zhè dào tí mù hěn jiǎn dān dà jiā dū huì zuò
This problem is very easy, and everyone can solve it.
More examples
老师在黑板上写了新的题目，让我们讨论。lǎo shī zài hēi bǎn shàng xiě le xīn de tí mù ràng wǒ men tǎo lùn
The teacher wrote a new problem on the blackboard and asked us to discuss it.
Core concept
A designated point that invites an answer or identifies what a work or discussion concerns.
Common phrases
这道题目zhè dào tí mù
this problem
考试中的题目kǎo shì zhōng de tí mù
exam problem
最难的题目zuì nán de tí mù
the hardest problem
Similar words
问题wèn tí: A question, issue, or problem that needs an answer, explanation, or solution.
标题biāo tí: The name or heading given to a book, article, speech, or other work.
试题shì tí: A question on a school test or exam that is answered and graded.
Definition in Chinese
在考试、练习或讨论中用来要求回答或解决的一项问题，也指文章、书籍或演讲等的题名或主题。zài kǎo shì liàn xí huò tǎo lùn zhōng yòng lái yāo qiú huí dá huò jiě jué de yí xiàng wèn tí yě zhǐ wén zhāng shū jí huò yán jiǎng děng de tí míng huò zhǔ tí
Word origin
题 (tí, "written question or title") + 目 (mù, "item or heading") creates the sense of a marked item, extending from a question to a work's title or subject.
Usage tips
- In classroom conversation, 道 (dào, "measure word for questions") is a useful measure word for one exercise question, while the noun itself names the question or its stated focus.