课题 kètí task
task; problem; issue
How to remember 课题: 课 lesson + 题 topic = task.
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How it is used
- A research topic / task / issue to be tackled - 研究课题 (yánjiū kètí) a research subject.
- Academic/work register for a defined problem or project you're assigned to solve: 重大课题 (zhòngdà kètí) a major challenge.
- Broader figuratively: 人生课题 (rénshēng kètí) a life challenge one must work through.