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评委 (píng wěi) — (noun) judge, member of a judging panel; (noun) judging panel, evaluation committee

Definition

评委 is short for 评选委员会 — a judge or judging panel for contests, speeches, awards. Unlike 法官 (a court judge) or 裁判 (referee in a sport), 评委 judges non-legal, non-sporting events.

noun
judgemember of a judging paneljudging panelevaluation committee
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 评委，。
    Zhè cì yǎn jiǎng bǐ sài qǐng le wǔ wèi píng wěi, dōu shì yè nèi zhuān jiā.
    This speech contest invited five judges, all industry experts.
  • 评委，。
    Quán tǐ píng wěi jīng guò tǎo lùn, yí zhì tōng guò le píng xuǎn jié guǒ.
    After discussion, the entire judging panel unanimously approved the selection results.
  • 评委。
    Měi wèi píng wěi dōu yǒu dú lì de píng fēn quán.
    Each judge has the independent authority to score.

Origin

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 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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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
女女nǚ
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé委wěi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

委 has 女 under 禾. 女, a woman, is the meaning part, and 禾 gives the sound.

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