判断
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
判断 (pànduàn) · to judge
判断 (pànduàn) means “to judge; to decide; judgment”. It is written with 2 characters: 判 (to judge) + 断 (to break). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 判断 is built
The characters
判 pàn · to judge
What 判 is made of
- 半bàn — half
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 牛niú — ox
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 半 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
断 duàn · to break
What 断 is made of
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 下xià — below
Origin hint: Using an axe 斤 to harvest grain 米 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我判断他今天不会来。Wǒ pànduàn tā jīntiān bù huì lái.I judge that he won't come today.
你的判断是对的。Nǐ de pànduàn shì duì de.Your judgment is right.
Questions about 判断
What does 判断 mean?
判断 (pànduàn) means “to judge; to decide; judgment”.
How do you pronounce 判断?
判断 is pronounced pànduàn.
Which HSK level is 判断?
判断 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 谈判tánpànto negotiate
- 裁判cáipànreferee
- 判决pànjuécourt judgment
- 批判pīpànto criticize
- 审判shěnpàntrial
- 不断bùduàncontinuously
- 诊断zhěnduànto diagnose
- 断定duàndìngto conclude
- 断绝duànjuéto cut off
- 果断guǒduàndecisive
Learn 判断 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.