Chinese word

评论

Pronunciation

Pinyinpíng lùn

Meaning

  • nouncomment

Example

大家在下面留下了很多评论。dà jiā zài xià miàn liú xià le hěn duō píng lùn

Everyone left many comments below.

Illustration for 评论 (comment)

More examples

这条评论引发了热烈讨论。zhè tiáo píng lùn yǐn fā le rè liè tǎo lùn

This comment sparked a heated discussion.

Core concept

A response that places a judgment about a subject into words, from a quick reaction to a considered evaluation.

Common phrases

  • 留下评论liú xià píng lùn

    leave a comment

  • 发表评论fā biǎo píng lùn

    post a comment

  • 回复评论huí fù píng lùn

    reply to a comment

  • 查看评论chá kàn píng lùn

    view comments

Similar words

意见yì jiàn: A brief statement of what someone thinks about a matter.
看法kàn fǎ: A personal way of viewing and judging a matter.
评价píng jià: An expressed judgment of a subject's value, quality, or merits.
批评pī píng: A statement that points out problems in a person's actions or words, or in a work.

Definition in Chinese

对某事物提出评价或看法的文字或言语，可以是赞扬、批评或中性意见。duì mǒu shì wù tí chū píng jià huò kàn fǎ de wén zì huò yán yǔ ké yǐ shì zàn yáng pī píng huò zhōng xìng yì jiàn

Word origin

评论 (pínglùn, "comment") combines 评 (píng, "assess") with 论 (lùn, "discuss"), so the word links judging a subject with expressing that judgment.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, the noun can refer to a spoken remark as well as to writing, so it is not limited to text on a screen.

Other meanings

  • opinionnoun
  • reviewnoun

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