Meaning of 评
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to discuss
- to comment
- to criticize
- to judge
- to choose (by public appraisal)
How to use 评
评 rarely stands alone in everyday speech. It usually appears in compounds like 评价 (píngjià), 批评 (pīpíng), and 评论 (pínglùn). Example: 大家都说他的新书评价很高。(Dàjiā dōu shuō tā de xīn shū píngjià hěn gāo.) Everyone says his new book is highly rated.
评 combines the speech radical 讠 (words) with 平 (píng, level or fair), which also gives the sound. To judge something is to use words 讠 to weigh it fairly and evenly, like 平.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 半 or 干 instead of 平. 平 has two short dots above the long horizontal stroke. Also, 批评 (pīpíng) means to criticize negatively, so do not use it when you just mean to give a neutral opinion. Use 评价 or 评论 for that.
评 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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评 píng · to discuss · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 评.
| 评价 | píngjià | to evaluate; to assess |
| 批评 | pīpíng | to criticize; criticism |
| 评论 | pínglùn | to comment on; to discuss |
| 评估 | pínggū | to evaluate; to assess |
| 评选 | píngxuǎn | to select on the basis of a vote or consensus |
| 评判 | píngpàn | to judge (a competition); to appraise |
| 评委 | píngwěi | evaluation committee; judging panel; judging panel member; adjudicator (abbr. for 評選委員會委員| |
| 评审 | píngshěn | to appraise; to evaluate |
| 好评 | hǎopíng | favorable criticism; positive evaluation |
| 点评 | diǎnpíng | to comment; a point by point commentary |
| 评定 | píngdìng | to evaluate; to make one's judgment |
| 评论员 | pínglùnyuán | commentator |
Questions about 评
What does 评 mean?
评 (píng) means "to discuss; to comment" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 评?
评 is made of 1 character: 评 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.
Is 评 an HSK word?
Yes. 评 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 评 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 评 is written 評.
What is the difference between 评价 and 评论?
评价 (píngjià) focuses on judging the value or quality of something, as in a rating or assessment. 评论 (pínglùn) means to comment on or discuss something, and as a noun it can mean a review or an online comment.
How do you say someone was voted best at something using 评?
Use 评选 (píngxuǎn) or 被评为 (bèi píngwéi). For example, 她被评为最佳员工。(Tā bèi píngwéi zuìjiā yuángōng.) means She was named best employee.