歪楼

歪樓

wāilóu

verb

Meanings

1 (forum slang) for a thread to go off-topic
2 for a discussion to drift into side tangents

Characters

crooked, tilted

building, thread

Examples

HSK 5

大家不要歪楼，专心讨论。

Dàjiā búyào wāilóu, zhuānxīn tǎolùn.

Don't derail the thread, stay on topic.

HSK 7-9

这个帖子歪楼了。

Zhège tiězi wāilóu le.

This thread has gone off-topic.

Tips

culture

Building on the 楼 (building = thread) metaphor: a thread staying on topic is a straight building; replies wandering off-topic literally 'tilt the building' - 歪楼. If replies pile up enough the whole 'tower' leans until it effectively collapses.

Stroke Order

歪 wāi

楼 lóu