评估 (píng gū) — to evaluate, to assess | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

评估 emphasizes a systematic, often expert judgment of value, risk, or performance — more formal and rigorous than 评价 ('to evaluate' in general use). 鉴定 is closer to 'appraise/identify' a specific object's authenticity or quality.

verb

to evaluateto assess

Examples

评估。
Wǒ men xū yào píng gū yí xià zhè ge xiàng mù de fēng xiǎn.
We need to evaluate the risks of this project.
评估。
Zhuān jiā zhèng zài píng gū xué shēng de xué xí chéng jì.
The experts are assessing the students' academic performance.
评估。
Gōng sī měi nián píng gū yuán gōng de gōng zuò biǎo xiàn.
The company evaluates employees' work performance every year.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

评píngevaluate

估gūestimate

评估 pairs 评 'evaluate' and 估 'estimate' to mean assess.

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 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.

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

亻古估

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

古

古gǔ估gū

Same sound today

The left part 亻 is a person; the right part 古 gives 估 its sound.

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