评语 (píng yǔ) — comment, remark; evaluation, assessment | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

commentremarkevaluationassessment

Measure word · 句

Examples

评语。
Lǎo shī gěi měi gè xué shēng dōu xiě le xiáng xì de píng yǔ.
The teacher wrote detailed comments for each student.
评语。
Zhè bù diàn yǐng huò dé le hěn hǎo de píng yǔ.
This movie received very good reviews.
评语。
Lǎo bǎn zài bào gào shàng liú xià le jǐ jù píng yǔ.
The boss left a few remarks on the report.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

评píngevaluate

评 means to evaluate or comment, and 语 means words: evaluative words or a remark.

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 語; 语 is its simplified writing.

言吾語

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

吾

吾wú語yǔ

Same sound today

The form 語 pairs 言 (speech) with 吾, which gives the sound; this note is about 語, not 语.

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