评价 (píngjià)

评价 means to assess or judge the value, quality, or significance of something, and is widely used in academic, critical, and professional discourse.

Meanings

[verb] to evaluate; to assess; to appraise
[noun] evaluation; assessment; judgment

Example Sentences

这部电影获得了观众的高度评价。 Zhè bù diànyǐng huòdéle guānzhòng de gāodù píngjià. This film received high praise from audiences.

我们应该客观地评价历史人物。 Wǒmen yīnggāi kèguān de píngjià lìshǐ rénwù. We should evaluate historical figures objectively.

老师对他的作文给出了详细的评价。 Lǎoshī duì tā de zuòwén gěichūle xiángxì de píngjià. The teacher gave a detailed evaluation of his essay.

该项目的综合评价非常积极。 Gāi xiàngmù de zōnghé píngjià fēicháng jījí. The overall assessment of the project was very positive.

社会对这项政策的评价存在分歧。 Shèhuì duì zhè xiàng zhèngcè de píngjià cúnzài fēnqí. Public opinion on this policy is divided.

他的学术成就受到了国际学界的广泛评价。 Tā de xuéshù chéngjiù shòudàole guójì xuéjiè de guǎngfàn píngjià. His academic achievements have been widely assessed by the international scholarly community.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
客观评价 (kèguān píngjià)	objective evaluation
高度评价 (gāodù píngjià)	highly appraise
综合评价 (zōnghé píngjià)	comprehensive assessment
给予评价 (jǐyǔ píngjià)	to give an evaluation
正面评价 (zhèngmiàn píngjià)	positive evaluation
学术评价 (xuéshù píngjià)	academic appraisal

Usage Notes

评价 carries a sense of making a considered, reasoned judgment and is more formal than 评论 (pínglùn, comment/review), which can be more casual or one-sided. While 评论 often refers to commentary or critique in media contexts, 评价 implies a balanced or official assessment. The construction 对……作出评价 or 对……进行评价 is common in formal writing.

Note that 高度评价 (to speak highly of) is a fixed phrase used frequently in official and academic language. At B2 level, learners should distinguish between using 评价 as a noun (一个客观的评价) and as a verb (评价一部作品).

Memory Hook

PING (评, to comment) on the JIA (价, value/price) tag of something means to evaluate its worth.