digress; stray from topic
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to digress; to stray from the subject; to go off-topic
Commonly used when speaking or writing deviates from the main topic or central theme.
Shuō说
huà话
zǒu走
le了
tí题
。
The conversation went off-topic.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
zǒu走
tí题
le了
，
méi没
yǒu有
wéi围
rào绕
zhōng中
xīn心
sī思
xiǎng想
zhǎn展
kāi开
。
This article digressed and failed to develop around the central theme.
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Lǎo老
shī师
tí提
xǐng醒
tā他
bú不
yào要
zǒu走
tí题
，
yào要
jǐn紧
kòu扣
zhǔ主
tí题
。
The teacher reminded him not to digress and to stick closely to the topic.