Definition
跑题 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to stray from the topic' or 'to go off-topic'. The verb 跑 can take an adverbial or a complement between 跑 and 题, e.g., 跑远了题 (strayed far off-topic). In everyday speech it often appears as 跑题了, indicating that the conversation or writing has gone off-topic.
v.o.
to stray from the topicto go off-topic
Examples
- ，跑题。Wǒmen zài tǎolùn zhòngyào wèntí, qǐng nǐ bié shuō páo de huà.We are discussing important issues, please don't say something off-topic.
- ，。Tā shuōzhe shuōzhe jiù pǎo yuǎn le tí, dàjiā dōu méi nàixīn tīng le.He gradually strayed far off-topic while talking, and everyone lost patience.
- ，。Zhè piān zuòwén wánquán pǎo tí le, lǎoshī yāoqiú chóngxiě.This essay completely went off-topic; the teacher asked for a rewrite.
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