話頭

话头
huàtóu
  1. subject (under discussion)
  2. thread (of an argument)

CEDICT

  1. starting portion of one's speech
  2. subject for others to gossip about, ridicule, etc.
  3. thread of discourse; subject under discussion

Wiktionary

  1. 開場白、打開話題的言談。
  2. 話題、話語。
  3. 音訊、消息。
  4. 背後令人議論的地方。
  5. 祕訣要領。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 話 huà
  1. dialect
  2. language
  3. spoken words
  4. speech
  5. talk
  6. words
  7. conversation
  8. what sb said

classifiers: 種, 席, 句, 口, 番
=2 頭 tóu
  1. head
  2. hair style
  3. the top
  4. end
  5. beginning or end
  6. a stub
  7. remnant
  8. chief
  9. boss
  10. side
  11. aspect
  12. first
  13. leading
  14. classifier for pigs or livestock

classifier: 個
=2 頭 tou suffix for nouns

Related entries

主詞 zhǔcí subject
句子通常有主詞和動詞。

A sentence normally has a subject and a verb.

Source: Tatoeba

主語 zhǔyǔ subject (in grammar)
受試者 shòushìzhě
  1. subject (in an experiment)
  2. participant (in a clinical trial etc)
學科 xuékē
  1. subject
  2. branch of learning
  3. course
  4. academic discipline
所有学科中，我比较喜欢英语。

I like English best of all subjects.

Source: Tatoeba

臣民 chénmín subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)
领主对他的臣民有绝对权力。

The lord held absolute power over his subjects.

Source: Tatoeba

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