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考核 (kǎo hé) — to evaluate, to assess (performance, qualifications, or outcomes in a systematic way)

Definition

考核 (kǎohé) is a formal, systematic 'to evaluate/assess' — typically people (job performance, qualifications) on a set schedule. Stronger and more institutional than 评价, which is the general everyday 'evaluate'.

verb
to evaluateto assess (performance, qualifications, or outcomes in a systematic way)

Examples

  • 考核。
    Gōng sī měi jì dù kǎo hé yuán gōng de xiāo shòu yè jì.
    The company assesses employees' sales performance every quarter.
  • 考核。
    Xué xiào měi nián kǎo hé jiào shī de jiào xué zhì liàng.
    The school evaluates teachers' teaching quality every year.
  • 考核。
    Zhè cì kǎo hé de jié guǒ jiāng jué dìng shuí néng shēng zhí.
    The results of this assessment will determine who gets promoted.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

考kǎoexamine
核héverify

“考” (examine) and “核” (verify) together express checking and assessing.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 耂耂lǎoan old man with long hair, bent over
  • 丂丂kǎoa walking cane

In 考, the upper 耂 is an old man with long hair, bent over, and the lower 丂 is a walking cane.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
亥
亥hài核hé
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

核 pairs 木, a tree, with 亥 to give its sound; it originally named a kind of tree, and its later meanings are borrowed.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Exams & GradesWorkplace & Office

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