noun / verb HSK 4
Traditional 評論
píng lùn
comment · commentary · to comment on · to review

Meaning

评论 means to express an opinion or judgment about something, or the opinion itself. It can refer to written or spoken commentary on topics ranging from news articles and social media posts to academic works and literary pieces.

Usage

Commonly used in both formal and informal contexts. On social media and online platforms, 评论 often refers to user comments. In journalism and academia, it refers to critical commentary or reviews. The verb form is often used with 对 (duì) to indicate what is being commented on.

Examples

  1. 01
    他在微博上发表了很多评论
    zài wēi shàng biǎo le hěn duō píng lùn.
    He posted many comments on Weibo.
  2. 02
    这篇文章的评论区非常热闹。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng de píng lùn fēi cháng nào.
    The comments section of this article is very lively.

Characters

Measure words

  • tiáo一条评论
  • piān一篇评论

Common collocations

  • 发表评论
    biǎo píng lùn
    to publish/post a comment
  • 评论
    píng lùn
    comments section
  • 评论
    xiě píng lùn
    to write a comment/review
  • 对...进行评论
    duì ... jìn xíng píng lùn
    to comment on...

Origin

Compound of 评 (to evaluate) and 论 (to discuss), literally meaning 'to evaluate and discuss,' which naturally evolved into the modern sense of commentary or critique.

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