评估
Old HSK 6
评估 (pínggū) · to assess
评估 (pínggū) means “to assess; to evaluate; assessment”. It is written with 2 characters: 评 (to appraise) + 估 (merchant). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 评估 is built
The characters
评 píng · to appraise
What 评 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 平píng — flat
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 平 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
估 gū · merchant
What 估 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Example sentences
专家正在评估这个项目。Zhuānjiā zhèngzài pínggū zhège xiàngmù.Experts are evaluating this project.
我们要对风险做一个评估。Wǒmen yào duì fēngxiǎn zuò yí gè pínggū.We need to do a risk assessment.
Questions about 评估
What does 评估 mean?
评估 (pínggū) means “to assess; to evaluate; assessment”.
How do you pronounce 评估?
评估 is pronounced pínggū.
Which HSK level is 评估?
评估 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 评估 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 138: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.