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评选 (píng xuǎn) — to select by vote or evaluation

Definition

评选 is to select or award through evaluation/voting (people, works, products). It focuses on the judging process, unlike 选 (basic 'choose/pick') or 当选 ('be elected' to a post).

verb
to select by vote or evaluation

Examples

  • 评选。
    Tā bèi píng xuǎn wéi zuì jiā xīn rén.
    He was voted as the best newcomer.
  • 评选。
    Xué xiào měi nián dōu píng xuǎn yōu xiù bì yè shēng.
    The school selects outstanding graduates every year.
  • 评选。
    Zhè cì píng xuǎn huó dòng fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    This selection activity is very important.

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
选xuǎnchoose

评选 combines 评, meaning to evaluate, with 选, meaning to choose, so the result comes from evaluating candidates and choosing among them.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
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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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 選; 选 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
止止zhǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
巽
巽xùn選xuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 選 combines 止 with 巽, which gives the sound xùn; its sense of choosing is explained as rejecting or sending someone back. Simplified 选 is a shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6Management

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