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点评 (diǎn píng) — (verb) to comment on, to review; (noun) a comment, a review

Definition

点评 is 'to comment on / a review', often a short, pointed critique (a dish, a performance, a film). More focused and evaluative than the broader 评论 ('to discuss / commentary').

verb
to comment onto review
noun
a commenta review

Examples

  • 点评。
    Qǐng nǐ diǎn píng yí xià zhè ge cài.
    Please comment on this dish.
  • 点评。
    Zhè jiā cān tīng de diǎn píng hěn hǎo.
    The reviews for this restaurant are very good.
  • 点评。
    Tā diǎn píng le zhè bù diàn yǐng de yōu diǎn hé quē diǎn.
    He commented on the strengths and weaknesses of this movie.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

点diǎncomment
评píngevaluate

点 and 评 both express commenting or evaluating, so together they mean to comment or review.

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 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

Open 点 →

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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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Attitudes & OpinionsCommunication & Speech

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