评判 (píng pàn) — to judge, to appraise | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

评判 means to judge or appraise worth/merit (works, performances, people). Broader than 评审 (formal review/assessment) and 判定 (decide after analysis); unlike 审判 it is not a legal trial.

verb

to judgeto appraise

Examples

评判。
Zhè cì bǐ sài yóu sān wèi zhuān jiā lái píng pàn.
This competition will be judged by three experts.
评判。
Tā de zuò pǐn dé dào le hěn gāo de píng pàn.
His work received a very high appraisal.
评判。
Wǒ men bù néng jǐn píng wài biǎo píng pàn yí gè rén.
We cannot judge a person by appearance alone.

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

“评” and “判” both involve assessing and judging; together they mean to judge or appraise.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

半

半bàn判pàn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

判 combines 刀, a knife, with 半, which provides the sound.

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