标题

• Pinyin: biāo tí
• Hanzi breakdown: 标 = 木 (wood) + 示 (show), simplified from 標, meaning mark; 题 = 是 (is) + 页 (page), meaning topic

Meaning

Title; headline; heading. The name or main text at the top of an article, document, or presentation.

Used for article titles, book chapter headings, email subjects, presentation titles, and more. In internet culture, 标题党 (clickbait) refers to misleading headlines.

Examples

1. 这篇文章的标题很吸引人。 The title of this article is very eye-catching.
2. 请给你的作文写一个合适的标题。 Please write a suitable title for your essay.
3. 我看了标题就知道这篇新闻在说什么了。 I knew what this news article was about just from reading the headline.

Usage Guide

Context: writing, media, academic

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 这个标题起得很好。(This title is well chosen.)
• 文章的标题应该简洁明了。(An article's title should be concise and clear.)

Don't Say

• 这本书的标题叫什么名字 (Redundant — don't say both 标题 and 名字. Just say 这本书的标题是什么 or 这本书叫什么名字)

Origin & History

Compound of 标 (mark, sign) and 题 (topic, question), together meaning a marked topic or heading.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal