评判

評判

píngpàn

verb HSK 7 #5,109

Meanings

1 to judge; to evaluate
2 to pass judgment on

Characters

to evaluate; to comment; to review

to judge; to decide; to sentence

Examples

不要随便评判别人。

Bùyào suíbiàn píngpàn biérén.

Don't judge others carelessly.

历史会公正地评判一切。

Lìshǐ huì gōngzhèng de píngpàn yīqiè.

History will judge everything fairly.

评判一个人不能只看外表。

Píngpàn yī gè rén bù néng zhǐ kàn wàibiǎo.

You can't judge a person only by appearance.

Tips

memory

评 (to evaluate) + 判 (to judge/decide) = to evaluate and make a judgment.

usage

评判 implies making a value judgment. Compare with 评价 (píngjiā, to evaluate, more neutral) and 判断 (pànduàn, to judge/determine, more about logical reasoning).

Stroke Order

评 píng

判 pàn