评述 (píng shù) — to comment on; to review | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

评述 is a formal, written verb meaning to give an expert commentary or analytical review — stronger and more scholarly than plain 评论, with emphasis on systematic explanation rather than brief opinion.

verb

to comment onto review

Examples

评述。
Tā duì nà piān bào gào zuò chū le shēn rù de píng shù.
He made an in-depth commentary on that report.
评述。
Zhuān jiā zài huì yì shàng píng shù le dāng qián de jīng jì xíng shì.
The expert commented on the current economic situation at the meeting.
评述。
Zhè piān wén zhāng píng shù le shè huì wèn tí de duō gè fāng miàn.
This article reviews multiple aspects of social issues.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

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

评píngcomment

评 'comment' and 述 'state' combine to mean commenting and reviewing.

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

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

朮

朮zhú述shù

Same sound today

述 combines 辵, a walking radical, with 朮, which gives the sound; the walking part belongs to the meaning.

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