测评 (cè píng) — (verb) to test and evaluate; (noun) testing and evaluation; review

Definition

verb
to test and evaluate
noun
testing and evaluationreview

Examples

  • 测评。
    Wǒ men qǐng zhuān jiā lái cè píng zhè tào ruǎn jiàn.
    We invited experts to test and evaluate this software.
  • 测评。
    Zhè cì cè píng de jié guǒ hěn kuài huì gōng bù.
    The results of this evaluation will be announced soon.
  • 测评。
    Yòng hù duì chǎn pǐn de cè píng píng jià hěn gāo.
    Users' reviews of the product are very positive.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

测cètest
评píngevaluate

测评 uses 测 (test) and 评 (evaluate) to mean testing and evaluation.

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 測; 测 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
則
則zé測cè
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 測 combines 氵 (water) with 則 for the sound; it is explained as measuring the depth of water. The simplified 测 is a later shorthand.

Open 测 →

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.

Open 评 →

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