跑题 (páo) — to stray from the topic, to go off-topic
Definition
A separable verb meaning to go off-topic or stray from the subject. Insert other elements between 跑 and 题 (e.g. 跑远了题, 别跑题).
verb
to stray from the topicto go off-topic
Examples
- ，跑题。Wǒ men zài tǎo lùn zhòng yào wèn tí, qǐng nǐ bié shuō páo de huà.We are discussing important issues, please don't say something off-topic.
- ，。Tā shuō zhe shuō zhe jiù pǎo yuǎn le tí, dà jiā dōu méi nài xīn tīng le.He gradually strayed far off-topic while talking, and everyone lost patience.
- ，。Zhè piān zuò wén wán quán pǎo tí le, lǎo shī yāo qiú chóng xiě.This essay completely went off-topic; the teacher asked for a rewrite.
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