跑题

跑題

pǎotí

verb #14,984

Meanings

1 to digress
2 to stray from the topic
3 to go off-topic

Characters

topic; subject; question

Examples

我们不要跑题了，回到正题吧。

Wǒmen bú yào pǎotí le, huídào zhèngtí ba.

Let's not go off-topic; let's get back to the main point.

他讲着讲着就跑题了。

Tā jiǎng zhe jiǎng zhe jiù pǎotí le.

He started talking and went off on a tangent.

Tips

memory

跑 (run) + 题 (topic) — the topic 'runs away' from you. You let the subject run off.

Stroke Order

跑 pǎo

题 tí