剧评 (jù píng) — drama review; theatrical review | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

drama reviewtheatrical review

Measure word · 篇

Examples

剧评，。
Zhè piān jù píng xiě dé hěn hǎo, fēn xī le jù běn de shēn céng hán yì.
This review is very well written; it analyzes the deep meaning of the script.
剧评，。
Tā shì yí wèi zhù míng de jù píng zuò zhě, jīng cháng zài bào zhǐ shàng fā biǎo wén zhāng.
He is a famous reviewer who often publishes articles in newspapers.
剧评。
Zhè bù xīn xì de jù píng shuō tā hěn yǒu chuàng yì.
The reviews of this new play say it's very creative.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

'剧' names the drama and '评' names the review, giving a review of drama.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 劇; 剧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

豦

豦jù劇jù

Same sound today

The traditional form 劇 pairs 豦, which gives the sound, with 刀, a knife; the simplified 剧 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 評; 评 is its simplified writing.

言平評

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

平

平píng評píng

Same sound today

The traditional form 評 uses 言 for speech and 平 as a sound part; the simplified 评 is a later shorthand.

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