Definition
评 (píng) is a general verb meaning 'to evaluate, judge, or comment on the quality or merit of something'. It is often used as a base in compounds like 评论 (commentary/review) and 评审 (formal evaluation). Unlike 议论 (yìlùn), which implies group discussion or debate, 评 focuses on assessing or appraising.
verb
to evaluateto judgeto comment on (the quality or merit of)
Easily confused
- 秤chènglook-alikesteelyard; Chinese scale (a balance with a beam and sliding weight)
- 凭píngsound-alike(preposition) on the basis of, by means of
- 平píngsound-alike(adjective) flat, level, smooth
Examples
- 评。Shàng cì bǐsài de píngwěi píng de hěn gōngpíng.The judges of the last competition evaluated very fairly.
- 评？Nǐ néng píng yíxià zhè jiàn yīfu de zuògōng ma?Can you evaluate the workmanship of this piece of clothing?
- 。Guānzhòng yòng shǒujī gěi měi wèi xuǎnshǒu píng fēn.The audience used their phones to score each contestant.
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