题 (tí) — question, topic, problem

题 (tí)

Refers to a question on a test or exam, a problem to be solved, or a topic. Counted with the measure word 道 (dào) or 个 (gè). Often seen in compound words like 问题 (question/problem) and 题目 (topic/title).

Meanings

1. [noun] Question (on a test), problem, exercise.
2. [noun] Topic, subject.

Example Sentences

这道题很难。 Zhè dào tí hěn nán. This question is very difficult.

考试有二十道题。 Kǎoshì yǒu èrshí dào tí. The exam has twenty questions.

第三题我不会做。 Dì sān tí wǒ bù huì zuò. I cannot do question three.

老师出了一道新题。 Lǎoshī chū le yī dào xīn tí. The teacher set a new problem.

Collocations

Memory Hook

题 has the page radical on the right and a head component: the "head" of a page, the topic question that sits at the top.