置评 (zhì píng) — to comment (formally), to make an official or p… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

置评 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to comment (officially)' — used in news, official statements, and formal writing rather than everyday speech. It usually takes a 对 / 就 phrase for the topic being commented on.

verb

to comment (formally), to make an official or public comment

Examples

置评。
Tā jù jué jiù cǐ shì zhì píng.
He refused to comment on this matter.
置评。
Fā yán rén méi yǒu duì jì zhě de tí wèn zhì píng.
The spokesperson did not comment on the reporters' questions.
置评。
Zhuān jiā duì zhè xiàng zhèng cè yǔ yǐ jī jí zhì píng.
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Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

评píngcomment

置 puts or makes something, and 评 is a comment, so together they mean to make a comment.

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.

罒直置

Meaning part形符xíngfú

罒Written in full as网wǎng

Sound part声符shēngfú

直

直zhí置zhì

Same sound today

置 is built from 罒, a net, on top and 直 below; 直 gives the sound.

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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