评论 (pínglùn) — to comment on; commentary; review

评论 (pínglùn)

评论 means to give an opinion or analysis about something, and as a noun refers to a comment, review, or piece of commentary.

Meanings

1. [verb] To comment on, to review, to discuss, to analyze.
2. [noun] A comment, commentary, review, critique.

Example Sentences

她在博客上发表了一篇评论这部小说叙事结构的深度文章。 Tā zài bókè shàng fābiǎo le yī piān pínglùn zhè bù xiǎoshuō xùshì jiégòu de shēndù wénzhāng. She published an in-depth article on her blog commenting on the narrative structure of this novel.

这条视频在发布后短短一天内就收到了超过一万条评论。 Zhè tiáo shìpín zài fābù hòu duǎnduǎn yī tiān nèi jiù shōudào le chāoguò yī wàn tiáo pínglùn. Within just one day of being posted, this video received over ten thousand comments.

作为一名资深体育评论员，他对这场比赛的走势有着独到的见解。 Zuòwéi yī míng zīshēn tǐyù pínglùnyuán, tā duì zhè chǎng bǐsài de zǒushì yǒuzhe dúdào de jiànjiě. As a seasoned sports commentator, he has unique insights into the trajectory of this match.

在社交媒体上发表评论时，我们应当谨慎措辞，避免引发不必要的争议。 Zài shèjiāo méitǐ shàng fābiǎo pínglùn shí, wǒmen yīngdāng jǐnshèn cuòcí, bìmiǎn yǐnfā bù bìyào de zhēngyì. When posting comments on social media, we should choose our words carefully to avoid unnecessary controversy.

Collocations

Usage Notes

评论 is neutral in tone, unlike 批评 (which implies fault-finding). Online, 评论 refers to comments left by users. In media, 评论员 is a commentator. The abbreviated forms 书评 (book review) and 影评 (film review) are common. Compare with 评价 (píngjià — to evaluate/give an assessment), which is more formal and often implies a comprehensive judgment rather than a casual comment.

Memory Hook

评 means "to assess/judge" and 论 means "to discuss/argue" — assessing and discussing something together is what commentary is.