Definition
判断 (pàn duàn) is the general, everyday verb for 'to judge' or 'to determine' based on information or reasoning. It is broader than 断定 (duàn dìng 'to conclude definitively') and 判定 (pàn dìng 'to decide after analysis'), which are more formal and often used in technical or legal contexts. 判 (pàn) and 判决 (pàn jué) are specifically legal (to sentence).
verb
to judgeto determine
Examples
- 判断？Nǐ néng pàn duàn chū nǎ ge dá'àn shì duì de ma?Can you judge which answer is correct?
- ，判断。Gēnjù zhèxiē xìnxī, wǒmen hěn nán pàn duàn shìqing de jiéguǒ.Based on this information, it's hard for us to determine the outcome of the matter.
- 判断。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen pàn duàn yíxià zhè liǎng zhǒng fāngfǎ nǎ ge gèng hǎo.The teacher asked us to judge which of these two methods is better.
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