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评论家 (píng lùn jiā) — critic; reviewer

Definition

noun
criticreviewer
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 评论家。
    Zhè wèi píng lùn jiā duì xiǎo shuō de fēn xī fēi cháng shēn kè.
    This critic's analysis of the novel is very profound.
  • ，评论家。
    Diàn yǐng shàng yìng hòu, xǔ duō píng lùn jiā dōu gěi chū le hǎo píng.
    After the movie was released, many critics gave it positive reviews.
  • 评论家，。
    Zuò wéi yì míng yì shù píng lùn jiā, tā jīng cháng zài zá zhì shàng fā biǎo wén zhāng.
    As an art critic, he often publishes articles in magazines.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

评论comment
评píngcomment论lùndiscuss
联合Coordinate
家jiāperson

评论 gives the activity of evaluating, and 家 marks a person who does it.

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.

Open 评 →

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
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.

Open 论 →

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miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

Open 家 →
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