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主题 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say zhǔ tí slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
主题是指一个活动或故事的中心思想，比如生日派对的主题是动物。
Zhǔ tí shì zhǐ yīgè huódòng huò gùshì de zhōngxīn sīxiǎng, bǐrú shēngrì pàiduì de zhǔ tí shì dòngwù.
Theme refers to the central idea of an activity or story, such as a birthday party's theme being animals.
Context note
在画画或写作文时，我们可以选择一个主题，比如春天或朋友。
Zài huàhuà huò xiě zuòwén shí, wǒmen kěyǐ xuǎnzé yīgè zhǔ tí, bǐrú chūntiān huò péngyou.
When drawing or writing an essay, we can choose a theme, such as spring or friends.
5 examples
这个派对的主题是海洋。
zhè ge pài duì de zhǔ tí shì hǎi yáng。
The theme of this party is the ocean.
我喜欢童话主题的故事。
wǒ xǐ huan tóng huà zhǔ tí de gù shì。
I like stories with a fairy tale theme.
画画的主题是花园。
huà huà de zhǔ tí shì huā yuán。
The theme of the drawing is a garden.
作文的主题是我的家。
zuò wén de zhǔ tí shì wǒ de jiā。
The theme of the essay is my home.
学校活动的主题是环保。
xué xiào huó dòng de zhǔ tí shì huán bǎo。
The theme of the school activity is environmental protection.
5 mini stories
小明的生日派对主题是恐龙。大家都很兴奋。
xiǎo míng de shēng rì pài duì zhǔ tí shì kǒng lóng。 dà jiā dōu hěn xīng fèn。
Xiao Ming's birthday party theme was dinosaurs. Everyone was very excited.
小红画了一幅画，主题是彩虹。彩虹很美丽。
xiǎo hóng huà le yì fú huà， zhǔ tí shì cǎi hóng。 cǎi hóng hěn měi lì。
Xiao Hong drew a picture with a rainbow theme. The rainbow is very beautiful.
小刚写的作文主题是友谊。友谊很重要。
xiǎo gāng xiě de zuò wén zhǔ tí shì yǒu yì。 yǒu yì hěn zhòng yào。
The theme of Xiao Gang's essay is friendship. Friendship is very important.
学校音乐会的主题是春天。大家唱了春天的歌。
xué xiào yīn yuè huì de zhǔ tí shì chūn tiān。 dà jiā chàng le chūn tiān de gē。
The theme of the school concert was spring. Everyone sang spring songs.
小丽的房间装饰主题是星星。星星很闪亮。
xiǎo lì de fáng jiān zhuāng shì zhǔ tí shì xīng xīng。 xīng xīng hěn shǎn liàng。
The decoration theme of Xiao Li's room is stars. The stars are very shiny.