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HSK
specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) / article, report or program etc on a specific topic
HSK 3
theme / subject
HSK 4
question / problem / issue / topic / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
exam question / test topic
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *题* | 题* | *题
topic / problem for discussion / exam question / subject / to inscribe / to mention / CL: 個|个,
HSK 2
topic of discussion / topic / subject / issue (under discussion) / CL: 項|项
HSK 6
title / heading / headline / caption / subject
HSK 3
exam question
HSK 6
difficult problem
HSK 2
subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic
HSK 3
subject matter
HSK 5
subject; title; topic (CL:個|个) / exercise or exam question (CL:)
HSK 3
proposition (logic, math.) / to assign an essay topic
HSK 7-9
to raise a tough question
HSK 7-9
problem or question solved for illustrative purposes in the classroom; practice question (used in preparation for an exam); sample question
theme song
HSK 7-9
to get off the main topic / to digress
to be a problem / problematic / questionable
HSK 7-9
task / problem / issue
HSK 5
(schoolwork) exercise / problem / question
the subject under discussion / the point at issue
serious problem
three-body problem (mechanics)
theme song
to do a lot of practice questions (to prepare for an exam)
multiple-choice question
to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas / to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss
the nuclear problem
keynote speech
to go off-topic; to stray from the topic / obscure question; trick exam question; catch question (CL:)
common problems / FAQ
(in one's study) to focus on the topics one speculates will appear on the exam
writing style in which the main subject is approached directly from the outset / opposite of 冒題|冒题
"sensational headline writers", people who write misleading titles in order to generate clicks from Internet users / clickbait
puzzle / riddle
to have sth go wrong / to have a problem arise / to give problems
issue that needs to be addressed first (before another issue can be resolved)
concrete issue
categorical proposition (logic)
safety issue / security issue
frequently asked questions / FAQ
irrelevant / beside the point
as the title suggests; as indicated in the title
autograph / to sign one's name
special report (shown on TV etc)
untitled
to solve problems / to explicate
theme park
to draw up the theme (for discussion)
motif (loanword) / main idea / theme
the three core challenges of rural development in mainland China (agriculture 農業|农业, rural areas 農村|农村 and farmers 農民|农民), first identified as a policy focus in the 1990s
title word / entry (in dictionary)
multiple-choice question
questions from previous years' exams
to digress; to stray from the subject
no problem
to keep to the subject
subject of literary work
notes / key (to exercises)
propositional logic
topic
question bank (for examiners creating an exam, or students preparing for an exam)
thematic map
false proposition / fundamentally flawed notion / (in popular usage, can also refer to anything based on a flawed notion, such as a false dichotomy or a question that starts with a false premise)
headline news / title story
economic problem
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *题* | 题* | *题
surname Ti
subtitle (of a book etc); subheading
basic issue / fundamental question
theme park
to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
knotty problem / intractable difficulty
to digress; to stray from the topic
to write an inscription (poem, remark, autograph etc) / an inscription
extemporaneous thoughts noted down after a visit
relevant / pertinent
off-topic comment; digression
to create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign)
inscription / dedication
fill-in-the-blank question
topic of a lecture
subheading
epigraph / inscription / graffito
short comments / preface and postscript
to evaluate (an individual) / to appraise
book title
to dedicate (a book, film etc to sb)
to cut a long story short / a brief treatment of a complicated subject / fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter
to bring out the main theme / to make the point / to bring out the substance concisely
special report (in the media)
Korean nuclear problem
title bar (of a window) (computing)
writing style in which the main subject is not introduced initially (opposite: 破題|破题)
questions from previous years' exams (Tw)
meaning of a title / implication / theme
to write the title of a book on a label
to compose a preface (or introductory remarks, etc) / question (or section) order (on an exam paper) / question (or section) number
we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)
to win top marks in the imperial examinations

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