digress; go off topic
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
digress; go off topic; deviate from the subject
informalUsed to describe speech, writing, or discussion that has strayed from the main point.
Zhè这
duàn段
huà话
pǎo跑
tí题
le了
，
yīng应
gāi该
shān删
qù去
。
This paragraph has gone off topic and should be deleted.
Tǎo讨
lùn论
huì会
kāi开
le了
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
，
zuì最
hòu后
wán完
quán全
pǎo跑
tí题
le了
。
The discussion went on for an hour and ended up completely off topic.
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Xiě写
zuò作
wén文
de的
shí时
hòu候
，
yào要
zhù注
yì意
bú不
yào要
pǎo跑
tí题
。
When writing an essay, be careful not to stray from the topic.
Tā他
de的
fā发
yán言
hěn很
yǒu有
qù趣
，
dàn但
zǒng总
shì是
pǎo跑
tí题
。
His speech is interesting, but he always digresses.