考评 (kǎo píng) — to evaluate, to appraise (performance, work, or study); (noun) evaluation, assessment

Definition

考评 combines 考 (test) and 评 (assess) into a single verb for evaluating work, performance, or study — typically formal/institutional (companies, schools), not casual chat.

verb
to evaluateto appraise (performance, work, or study)
noun
evaluationassessment

Examples

  • 考评。
    Gōng sī měi nián dōu huì duì yuán gōng jìn xíng jì xiào kǎo píng.
    The company conducts a performance evaluation of employees every year.
  • 考评。
    Zhè cì kǎo píng de jié guǒ jiāng jué dìng tā de jìn shēng.
    The results of this evaluation will determine his promotion.
  • 考评。
    Lǎo shī yòng duō zhǒng fāng shì kǎo píng xué shēng de xué xí qíng kuàng.
    The teacher uses multiple methods to assess students' learning.

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.

考kǎoexamine
评píngevaluate

考评: 考 examine and 评 evaluate give 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.

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.

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