评断 (píng duàn) — (v.) to judge; to arbitrate; (n.) judgment; arb… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

(v.) to judgeto arbitrate(n.) judgmentarbitration

Examples

评断。
Zhè ge àn zi yóu yí wèi zhuān jiā lái píng duàn.
This case will be judged by an expert.
评断。
Tā men qǐng le yí gè zhōng lì de jī gòu jìn xíng píng duàn.
They invited a neutral organization to arbitrate.
评断。
Duì zhè ge wèn tí de píng duàn xū yào kè guān gōng zhèng.
The judgment on this issue needs to be objective and fair.

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 (evaluate) and 断 (judge) combine to mean making a judgment.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 斷; 断 is its simplified writing.

𢇍𢇍𢇍to cut
斤斤jīnaxe

The traditional form 斷 uses 𢇍 (to cut) and 斤 (axe) together.

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