pǎo tí
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  • v.deviate from the point at issue; digress from the subject

    • nǐ men de duì huà nèi róng pǎo tí tài yuǎn le

      你们对话内容跑题

      Your conversation has strayed too far off the point.

    • tā běn gāi tán lùn xiāo shòu shù jù dàn tā lǎo shì pǎo tí

      谈论销售数据老是跑题

      She was supposed to be speaking about sales figures, but she kept wandering off the subject.

    • fā yán zhě jīng cháng pǎo tí

      发言经常跑题

      The speaker wandered away off the point every now and then.

    • zhè duàn huà pǎo tí le yīng gāi shān diào

      跑题应该删掉

      This paragraph is a digression from the subject and should be deleted.

    • wǒ jué de wǒ men pǎo tí le bìng yǐ xiàn rù gān gà jìng dì

      觉得我们跑题陷入尴尬境地

      I could tell that we were getting off the subject and into deep water.

Word usage

  • "跑" and "题" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 作文

      My composition has gone off the topic.

    • 经理讲话

      The manager has gone off the topic twice in his speech.

    • 放心今天肯定不了

      Don't worry, I won't go off the topic today.