评 (píng): to evaluate, to comment
评 (píng) is a Chinese character meaning “to evaluate, to comment.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 平 (phonetic). It ranks #809 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 评 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).
Definitions
- to evaluate, to comment
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 评
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 评价 | píng jià | to evaluate | 5 |
| 评论 | píng lùn | to comment on | 6 |
| 评估verb | píng gū | to evaluate | 6 |
| 批评verb | pī píng | to criticize | 4 |
| 好评noun | hǎo píng | favorable criticism | 5 |
| 评选verb | píng xuǎn | to select on the basis of a vote or consensus | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 评委 | píng wěi | evaluation committee |
| 评审 | píng shěn | to appraise |
| 评判 | píng pàn | to judge (a competition) |
| 点评 | diǎn píng | to comment |
| 评论家 | píng lùn jiā | critic |
| 评分 | píng fēn | to grade |
| 批评家 | pī píng jiā | critic |
| 评语 | píng yǔ | comment |
| 评头论足 | píng tóu lùn zú | lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) |
| 评定 | píng dìng | to evaluate |
| 评为 | píng wéi | to elect as |
| 影评 | yǐng píng | film review |
| 书评 | shū píng | book review |
| 评断 | píng duàn | to judge |
| 测评 | cè píng | to test and evaluate |
评 appears in 79 compound words: 53 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 评 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Showing 4 of 5 idioms containing 评.
Example Sentences
年度绩效评估将在下个月进行，请提前准备材料。
Niándù jìxiào pínggū jiāng zài xià gè yuè jìnxíng, qǐng tíqián zhǔnbèi cáiliào.
Annual performance evaluations will be conducted next month; please prepare materials in advance.
【新闻点评】2026年你眼中的中国经济
xīn wén diǎn píng 2 0 2 6 nián nǐ yǎn zhōng de zhōng guó jīng jì
【News Comments】China's economy in your eyes in 2026
公务员上相亲节目 夸大资产被批评教育
gōng wù yuán shàng xiāng qīn jié mù kuā dà zī chǎn bèi pī píng jiào yù
Civil servants on blind date shows are criticized for exaggerating assets and education
上观时评|“马上”体祝福里的民生期盼·新世说
shàng guàn shí píng mǎ shàng tǐ zhù fú lǐ de mín shēng qī pàn xīn shì shuō
Shangguan Commentary|" Immediately, "the people's livelihood expectations in the blessing of the new world said
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The Spring Festival Gala Robotics Troupe is a new wave of technology for the...
不要对批评太敏感了。
Bù yào duì pīpíng tài mǐngǎn le.
Don't be too sensitive to criticism.
麻烦的开头是他草率的评论。
Máfan de kāitóu shì tā cǎoshuài de pínglùn.
The beginning of the trouble was his careless remark.
她能很准确地评估投资。
Tā néng hěn zhǔnquè de pínggū tóuzī.
She can assess investments very accurately.
他三番五次评判别人。
Tā sānfānwǔcì píngpàn biéren.
He judges other people time and again.
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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