书评 (shū píng) — book review | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

book review

Measure word · 篇

Examples

书评。
Wǒ zuì jìn xiě le yì piān shū píng.
I recently wrote a book review.
书评。
Zhè piān shū píng duì xiǎo shuō de rén wù fēn xī hěn shēn rù.
This book review's analysis of the novel's characters is very deep.
书评。
Tā jīng cháng zài bào shè fā biǎo shū píng.
He often publishes book reviews in the newspaper.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

书评 combines 书, book, with 评, review, meaning a review of a book.

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 書; 书 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

聿聿yùwriting brush

Sound part声符shēngfú

者

者zhě書shū

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 書 uses 聿, a writing brush, and 者 for its sound; the simplified 书 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.

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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