评定 (píng dìng) — to evaluate, to make a judgment on | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

评定 emphasizes reaching a formal judgment or ranking, often for awards, levels, or performance. 评审 is the act of reviewing/appraising (e.g. proposals), while 鉴定 focuses on expert identification of quality or authenticity.

verb

to evaluateto make a judgment on

Examples

评定。
Zhuān jiā zhèng zài píng dìng zhè ge xiàng mù de kě xíng xìng.
The experts are evaluating the feasibility of this project.
评定。
Xué xiào měi nián dōu píng dìng jiào shī de jiào xué zhì liàng.
The school evaluates teachers' teaching quality every year.
评定，。
Wǒ men píng dìng le tā de biǎo xiàn, rèn wéi tā fēi cháng chū sè.
We evaluated his performance and think he is excellent.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

评píngevaluate

定dìngfix; decide

“评” gives the sense of evaluating, and “定” gives the sense of fixing or deciding; together they mean to evaluate and settle a judgment.

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.

言平評

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

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

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

正

正zhèng定dìng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

定 is built from 宀 and 正, with 正 supplying the sound.

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