跑题
pǎo tí
Pinyin

Definition

跑题
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pǎo tí
  1. to digress
  2. to stray from the topic

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

páo
  1. 1 (of an animal) to paw (the ground)
xià pǎo
  1. 1 to scare away
bēn pǎo
  1. 1 to run
kuài pǎo
  1. 1 to run fast
  2. 2 to sprint
  3. 3 to gallop
  4. 4 Gee up!
  5. 5 Run for it!
sài pǎo
  1. 1 race (running)
  2. 2 to race (running)
qǐ pǎo xiàn
  1. 1 the starting line (of a race)
  2. 2 scratch line (in a relay race)
pǎo lái pǎo qù
  1. 1 to scamper
  2. 2 to run around
pǎo chū
  1. 1 to run out
pǎo diào
  1. 1 to run away
  2. 2 to take to one's heels
pǎo bù
  1. 1 to run
  2. 2 to jog
  3. 3 (military) to march at the double
pǎo diào
  1. 1 to be off-key or out of tune (while singing) (colloquial)
pǎo lù
  1. 1 to travel on foot
  2. 2 (informal) to run off
  3. 3 to abscond
pǎo chē
  1. 1 racing bicycle
  2. 2 sporting bicycle
  3. 3 sports car
  4. 4 logging truck
  5. 5 on the job (of a train conductor)
pǎo dào
  1. 1 athletic track
  2. 2 track
  3. 3 runway (i.e. airstrip)
táo pǎo
  1. 1 to flee from sth
  2. 2 to run away
  3. 3 to escape
cháng pǎo
  1. 1 long-distance running
zhōng cháng pǎo
  1. 1 middle distance race
luàn pǎo
  1. 1 to run around all over the place
zhù pǎo
  1. 1 to run up (pole vault, javelin, bowling etc)
  2. 2 approach
  3. 3 run-up
  4. 4 (aviation) takeoff run
màn pǎo
  1. 1 jogging
  2. 2 to jog
  3. 3 to canter
  4. 4 a slow trot

Idioms (6)

又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
东奔西跑
dōng bēn xī pǎo
  1. 1 to run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily
  2. 2 to bustle about
满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
  1. 1 (idiom) to have a glib tongue
  2. 2 to talk big
跑了和尚跑不了庙
pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù liǎo miào
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later
  4. 4 also written 跑得了和尚,跑不了廟|跑得了和尚,跑不了庙[pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào]
跑了和尚,跑不了寺
pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later
跑得了和尚,跑不了庙
pǎo dé liǎo hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo miào
  1. 1 the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom)
  2. 2 you can run this time, but you'll have to come back
  3. 3 I'll get you sooner or later

Sample Sentences

我看得出来,你的文笔很流畅、很细腻。但是你写得太自我陶醉,有点跑题了。虽然说写文章要有个性,但是读者的需要是最重要的。你写旅游文章一定要提供实用的信息。
wǒ kàn de chūlái ,nǐ de wénbǐ hěn liúchàng 、hěn xìnì 。dànshì nǐ xiě de tài zìwǒtáozuì ,yǒudiǎn pǎotí le 。suīrán shuō xiě wénzhāng yào yǒu gèxìng ,dànshì dúzhě de xūyào shì zuì zhòngyào de 。nǐ xiě lǚyóu wénzhāng yīdìng yào tígōng shíyòng de xìnxī 。
I can tell, your writing style is very fluid, very exquisite. But you write a bit too narcissistically, and go off topic some. Although you need character when you write, the needs of the reader are most important. When writing a travel article, you have to offer useful information.
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