How to say “evaluate” in Chinese

评
píng

evaluate, judge

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Studying and student life”

“Evaluate” in Chinese is 评, píng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

评 is read píng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

píng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

评
píng — evaluate, judge

On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 平 píng hints at the sound.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “评”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 评. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 大家对这部电影的评价很高。dàjiāduìzhèbùdiànyǐngdepíngjiàhěngāoEveryone rates this film very highly.
  • 你怎么评价这部电影nǐzěnmepíngjiàzhèbùdiànyǐngHow would you rate this film?
  • 他的评价很客观tādepíngjiàhěnkèguānHis assessment is very objective.
  • 他不但不帮忙,还批评别人。tābúdànbùbāngmáng,háipīpíngbiérénNot only does he not help, he even criticizes others.
  • 明明不是他的错,却被批评了,他觉得很委屈。míngmíngbúshìtādecuò,quèbèipīpíngle,tājuédehěnwěiquIt clearly wasn't his fault, yet he got scolded — he feels badly wronged.
  • 老师严厉地批评了他lǎoshīyánlìdepīpíngletāThe teacher gave him a stern telling-off.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “Essays and editing”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “evaluate” in Chinese?

“Evaluate” in Chinese is 评, pinyin píng.

What does 评 mean?

评 (píng) means “evaluate, judge”.

How do you write 评?

评 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 评?

评 is read píng. Tones: píng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“evaluate” in the lesson “Essays and editing”

This word is from the topic “Studying and student life” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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