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评判

píngpàn

to judge; to evaluate

A person studies two paintings and points to one
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Characters in this word

评 píng

Strokes
7
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 平 flat, level, even
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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判 pàn

Strokes
7
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
半 half 刂 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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Example phrases

  • 我们不能只凭舆论热度评判一项公共政策的成败。 Wǒmen bùnéng zhǐ píng yúlùn rèdù píngpàn yí xiàng gōnggòng zhèngcè de chéngbài. We cannot judge the success or failure of a public policy solely by the heat of public opinion.
  • 比赛结束后,大家一起评判谁的作品最有创意。 Bǐsài jiéshù hòu, dàjiā yìqǐ píngpàn shéi de zuòpǐn zuì yǒu chuàngyì. After the contest, everyone judged together whose work was the most creative.
  • 好坏要由时间来评判,不是一两个人说了算。 Hǎohuài yào yóu shíjiān lái píngpàn, bú shì yì liǎng ge rén shuō le suàn. Good or bad is for time to judge, not for one or two people to decide.

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