Definition
命题 is a separable verb (离合词) and a noun. As a verb, it means 'to set a question or assign a topic,' commonly used for exam or discussion topics. You can split it: 命 + time/aspect marker + 题, e.g., 命了一个题 ('set a question'). As a noun, it means 'proposition' in mathematics/logic or 'thesis' in academic contexts.
v.o./n.
(v.o.) to set a questionassign a topic(n.) proposition (math/logic)thesisstatement
Examples
- 。Zhè cì kǎoshì shì Wáng lǎoshī mìng de tí.The exam questions this time were set by Teacher Wang.
- 。Jiàoshòu zhèngzài wèi yántǎohuì mìng tí.The professor is setting topics for the seminar.
- 。Zhège shùxué mìngtí xūyào yánjǐn de zhèngmíng.This mathematical proposition requires rigorous proof.
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