价值判断

價值判斷

jiàzhí pànduàn

noun

Meanings

1 value judgment
2 normative judgment (as opposed to a factual one)

Characters

decide / determine

Examples

HSK 5

事实判断和价值判断应当分开讨论。

Shìshí pànduàn hé jiàzhí pànduàn yīngdāng fēnkāi tǎolùn.

Factual judgments and value judgments should be discussed separately.

HSK 6

法官在裁判时不可避免地会做出价值判断。

Fǎguān zài cáipàn shí bùkěbìmiǎn de huì zuòchū jiàzhí pànduàn.

Judges inevitably make value judgments when they rule.

Tips

usage

Classic dichotomy from philosophy and jurisprudence: 事实判断 (is-statement) vs. 价值判断 (ought-statement) - Hume's is/ought distinction, translated into Chinese legal theory. 'Good', 'fair', 'reasonable' are value judgments; measurable facts are not.

Stroke Order

价 jià

值 zhí

判 pàn

断 duàn