Chinese word

鉴定

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiàn dìng

Meaning

  • verbappraise

Example

你能帮我鉴定这块玉石吗？nǐ néng bāng wǒ jiàn dìng zhè kuài yù shí ma

Can you help me appraise this piece of jade?

Illustration for 鉴定 (appraise)

More examples

专家很快就鉴定出了这件文物的真伪。zhuān jiā hěn kuài jiù jiàn dìng chū le zhè jiàn wén wù de zhēn wěi

The expert quickly authenticated this cultural artifact.

Core concept

A formal expert judgment that turns testing and comparison into a reliable finding about what an object is, whether it is genuine, and what it may be worth.

Common phrases

  • 鉴定真伪jiàn dìng zhēn wěi

    authenticate

  • 鉴定价值jiàn dìng jià zhí

    assess value

Similar words

鉴别jiàn bié: Examining features or test results determines whether something is genuine and which type it is.
识别shí bié: Recognizable features or information show what an object is and separate it from similar things.
认定rèn dìng: Evidence and official procedures confirm a fact or qualification with formal certainty.
评估píng gū: Examining an item's value or condition produces an assessment or grade.

Definition in Chinese

通常由具有专业资质的鉴定人对物品、文物或证据进行检测、比对与分析，以确认真伪、年代、成分或价值，并出具鉴定结论或鉴定书。tōng cháng yóu jù yǒu zhuān yè zī zhì dì jiàn dìng rén duì wù pǐn wén wù huò zhèng jù jìn xíng jiǎn cè bǐ duì yǔ fēn xī yǐ què rèn zhēn wěi nián dài chéng fèn huò jià zhí bìng chū jù jiàn dìng jié lùn huò jiàn dìng shū

Word origin

鉴 (jiàn, "inspect") + 定 (dìng, "settle") combines careful checking with the act of fixing a result, which gives the word its expert-determination sense.

Usage tips

  • In ordinary conversation, this word signals that a qualified assessment is expected, so it sounds stronger than a personal guess about an object's quality.

Other meanings

  • identifyverb
  • authenticateverb

Related words

  • 鉴定书jiàn dìng shūauthentication certificatenoun
  • 鉴定师jiàn dìng shīappraisernoun

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