Chinese word

评委

Pronunciation

Pinyinpíng wěi

Meaning

  • nounjudge

Example

我们的评委会尽快宣布结果。wǒ men de píng wěi huì jǐn kuài xuān bù jié guǒ

Our judges will announce the results as soon as possible.

Illustration for 评委 (judge)

More examples

资深评委对这位选手的细节提出了建议。zī shēn píng wěi duì zhè wèi xuán shǒu de xì jié tí chū le jiàn yì

The senior judge offered suggestions about details concerning this contestant.

Core concept

An appointed member of a judging panel who examines entries and gives a formal assessment.

Common phrases

  • 资深评委zī shēn píng wěi

    experienced judge

  • 现场评委xiàn chǎng píng wěi

    on-site judge

  • 评委团píng wěi tuán

    panel of judges

Similar words

评委会píng wěi huì: An organized committee that collectively judges entries or examines a project.
评审团píng shěn tuán: A group of judges that assesses works or applications in a public contest or selection.
裁判员cái pàn yuán: A sports official who enforces the rules and decides whether actions affect the result.
专家zhuān jiā: A specialist who uses deep knowledge to offer technical assessments or advice.

Definition in Chinese

在比赛、评选或项目审查中被委派负责评分、评价或提出专业意见的委员个体，通常隶属于评委会或评审团。zài bǐ sài píng xuǎn huò xiàng mù shěn chá zhōng bèi wěi pài fù zé píng fēn píng jià huò tí chū zhuān yè yì jiàn de wěi yuán gè tǐ tōng cháng lì shǔ yú píng wěi huì huò píng shěn tuán

Word origin

评委 (píngwěi, "judge") developed as a concise form of 评审委员 (píngshěn wěiyuán, "evaluation committee member"), naming the appointed evaluator in a shorter everyday term.

Usage tips

  • A person can hold this role for one event without making it a permanent job, so the noun marks an assignment more than a profession.

Other meanings

  • selection committee membernoun
  • examinernoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 评委团píng wěi tuánpanel of judgesnoun
  • 评委长píng wěi zhǎnghead judgenoun

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