How to say “evaluation” in Chinese

评价
píngjià

evaluation; evaluate

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Opinions and arguments”

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

How to pronounce it

评价 is read píng jià: 2 syllables. 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?”
jià — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

评
píng — evaluate, judge

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

价
jià — price

On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 介 jiè — as in 界 jiè.

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 “评价”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 评价. 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.
  • 这部电影得到了观众的正面评价zhèbùdiànyǐngdédàoleguānzhòngdezhèngmiànpíngjiàThe film received positive reviews from audiences.

More words from the lesson “How did you like the film?”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “evaluation” in Chinese?

“Evaluation” in Chinese is 评价, pinyin píngjià.

What does 评价 mean?

评价 (píngjià) means “evaluation; evaluate”.

How do you write 评价?

评价 is 2 characters: 评 (píng) — evaluate, judge; 价 (jià) — price. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 评价?

评价 is read píngjià. Tones: píng — second tone, jià — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“evaluation” in the lesson “How did you like the film?”

This word is from the topic “Opinions and arguments” 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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