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评审 (píng shěn) — to evaluate, to appraise, to judge (v.); (n.) evaluation, review, assessment

Definition

评审 is a formal verb/noun for 'to evaluate / review,' often a panel or committee judging submissions or candidates. Stronger and more institutional than 评价; 评审委员 = review committee.

to evaluateto appraiseto judge (v.)(n.) evaluationreviewassessment

Examples

  • 评审。
    Zhuān jiā zhèng zài píng shěn zhè xiē shè jì fāng àn.
    Experts are evaluating these design proposals.
  • 评审。
    Zhè cì de píng shěn jié guǒ fēi cháng zhòng yào.
    The results of this evaluation are very important.
  • 评审。
    Qǐng duì zhè cì zhǎn lǎn jìn xíng kè guān de píng shěn.
    Please conduct an objective evaluation of this exhibition.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

评píngevaluate
审shěnexamine

“评” means evaluating, and “审” means examining; together they mean to appraise or review.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 審; 审 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 田田tián

The simplified 审 abbreviates the traditional 審, which is built from 宀 (roof) and 釆 (to distinguish); the lower 田 is uncertain.

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