偏题 (piān tí) — (verb) to stray from the topic, to go off-topic; (noun) an obscure or tricky exam question that tests peripheral knowledge
Definition
As a verb: to stray from the topic, like writing an essay that misses the assigned subject. As a noun: a trick or obscure exam question that tests edge-case knowledge. Note the same word covers both senses.
verb
to stray from the topicto go off-topic
noun
an obscure or tricky exam question that tests peripheral knowledge
Examples
- 偏题，。Tǎo lùn de shí hou nǐ piān tí le, wǒ men shuō de shì jīng jì wèn tí.You went off-topic during the discussion; we were talking about economic issues.
- 偏题，。Zhè cì kǎo shì chū le hǎo jǐ dào piān tí, hěn duō tóng xué dōu bú huì zuò.This exam had several trick questions, and many students couldn't solve them.
- ，。Tā xiě zuò wén shí piān le tí, suǒ yǐ fēn shù bù gāo.He went off-topic when writing his essay, so his score wasn't high.
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