Chinese word

评论员

Pronunciation

Pinyinpíng lùn yuán

Meaning

  • nouncommentator

Example

报纸的评论员发表了意见。bào zhǐ de píng lùn yuán fā biǎo le yì jiàn

The newspaper's commentator expressed an opinion.

Illustration for 评论员 (commentator)

More examples

政治评论员在辩论中提出了观点。zhèng zhì píng lùn yuán zài biàn lùn zhōng tí chū le guān diǎn

The political commentator put forward a viewpoint in the debate.

Core concept

A public voice that examines events or creative work and gives a reasoned view.

Common phrases

  • 政治评论员zhèng zhì píng lùn yuán

    political commentator

  • 经济评论员jīng jì píng lùn yuán

    economic commentator

  • 体育评论员tǐ yù píng lùn yuán

    sports commentator

Similar words

评论家píng lùn jiā: A creative-works specialist who provides expert analysis and evaluation.
专栏作家zhuān lán zuò jiā: A writer who contributes regular opinion or commentary articles to one ongoing column.
记者jì zhě: A news reporter who collects facts and turns them into articles or reports.
编辑biān jí: A text editor who checks content and shapes it for publication or broadcast.

Definition in Chinese

在媒体上对时事或作品进行评价和分析并公开发表意见的人。zài méi tǐ shàng duì shí shì huò zuò pǐn jìn xíng píng jià hé fēn xī bìng gōng kāi fā biǎo yì jiàn de rén

Word origin

评论 (pínglùn, "commentary") combines 评 (píng, "judge") and 论 (lùn, "discuss"), while 员 (yuán, "person in a role") marks the person who performs that work.

Usage tips

  • In English, this role is often linked to sports, but the Chinese noun also applies naturally to people who analyze news, public affairs, or creative works.

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