irrelevant to the subject; off-topic
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
irrelevant to the subject; wide of the mark; off-topic
Commonly used to criticize writing or speech that fails to address the intended topic. Can be used as a predicate or complement.
Zhè这
piān篇
zuò作
wén文
yán严
zhòng重
wén文
bú不
duì对
tí题
，
zhǐ只
dé得
le了
jí及
gé格
fēn分
。
This composition was completely off-topic and only received a passing grade.
Wǒ我
wèn问
de的
shì是
yù预
suàn算
wèn问
tí题
，
nǐ你
huí回
dá答
xiàng项
mù目
jìn进
dù度
，
zhēn真
shì是
wén文
bú不
duì对
tí题
。
I asked about the budget, but you answered about the project timeline—completely irrelevant.
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Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
suī虽
rán然
jīng精
cǎi彩
，
dàn但
wén文
bú不
duì对
tí题
，
méi没
yǒu有
huí回
yìng应
tīng听
zhòng众
de的
guān关
qiè切
。
Although his speech was brilliant, it was off-topic and failed to address the audience's concerns.
WénR
búe
duìp
tío
zhèr
get
chénge
yǔr
:
cháng
'
yòng文
yú不
pī对
píng题
'
shén这
me个
yàng成
de语
biǎo常
dá用
于
批
评
什
么
样
的
表
达
？
Reporter: 'Wen bu dui ti' is an idiom commonly used to criticize what kind of expression?