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評: to discuss; to criticize

By February 2, 2015January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

評 [评] píng

verb
: to discuss; to comment
: to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal); to appraise

Kun Reading

評す | ひょうす hyousu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

評する | ひょうする hyousuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

On Reading

評 | ひょう hyou

noun | noun suffix | abbreviation
: criticism; commentary; a council

 Usage:

評論 [评论] ping2lun4: to comment on; to discuss; comment; commentary
[評論 | ひょうろん hyouron: criticism; critique]
評價[评价] ping2jia4: to evaluate; to assess
評審[评审] ping2shen3: to appraise; to evaluate; to judge
批評[评] pi1ping2: to criticize; criticism
[ひひょう hihyou: criticism; review; commentary]

批評家 pi1ping2 jia1: critic [ひひょうか hihyouka]

點評[点评] dian3ping2: to comment; a point by point commentary
好評[评] hao3ping2: favorable criticism; positive evaluation
[こうひょう kouhyou: popularity; favorable reputation]
述評[述评] shu4ping2: discussion
測評[测评] ce4ping2: to test and evaluate



Japanese expression | proverb
評判になる | ひょうばんになる hyouban ni naru
: to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity

好評を得る | こうひょうをえる kouhyou o eru
: to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception

識者評論 | しきしゃひょうろん shikisha hyouron
: a word from the wise

好評を得る | こうひょうをえる kouhyou o eru
: to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception

群盲象を評す | ぐんもうぞうをひょうす gunmouzou o hyousu
: (sensitive word) the mediocre cannot understand the great



Chinese idiom
評頭品足 [评头品足] ping2 tou2 pin3 zu2
: to make idle remarks about a woman’s appearance

 Etymology:


形声 Pictophonetic.
言 (yan2: words; speech radical 149) suggests the meaning while
(ping2: flat; even; peaceful) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
评. Derived from generic radical simplification #1 (訁言 » 讠).



 Examples:
幾乎沒有人會批评他。
ji1hu1 mei2you3ren2 hui4 pi1ping2 ta1.
Few, if any, will criticize him.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary