评论 (píng lùn) — to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A general word for 'to comment on' or 'a comment' — broader than 评, which focuses on judging quality. 议论 is discussion among people; 点评 is a short, pointed review.

to comment onto discusscommentcommentary

Measure word · 篇

Examples

评论。
Tā píng lùn le zhè bù diàn yǐng.
He commented on this movie.
评论。
Lǎo shī ràng tóng xué men píng lùn zhè piān wén zhāng.
The teacher asked the students to comment on this article.
评论。
Zhè piān píng lùn xiě dé hěn hǎo.
This commentary is well-written.

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píngcomment

论lùndiscuss

评论 joins 评 'comment' and 论 'discuss' to mean commentary.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 論; 论 is its simplified writing.

言侖論

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún論lùn

Same sound today

The traditional form 論 pairs 言 (“say”) with 侖 as a sound component; the simplified 论 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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