切题

切題

qiètí

adjective #35,066

Meanings

1 on topic
2 to the point
3 relevant (to the subject)

Characters

to fit closely; to align with

topic, subject, theme

Examples

你的回答非常切题。

Nǐ de huídá fēicháng qiètí.

Your answer is very much to the point.

这篇作文不切题。

Zhè piān zuòwén bù qiètí.

This essay is off topic.

Tips

usage

切 here means 'to fit closely / cut against', not 'to slice'. 切题 vs 离题 (lítí, 'to wander off topic') is a teacher's standard pair when grading essays — the most common natural collocations are 切题 / 不切题 / 紧扣题目.

Stroke Order

切 qiē

题 tí