评估

• Pinyin: píng gū
• Hanzi breakdown: 评 = 讠(speech) + 平, to evaluate; 估 = 亻(person) + 古 (old), to estimate

Meaning

To evaluate; to assess; assessment. Systematic evaluation of value, quality, or performance.

Professional/formal term for evaluation. Used in business (风险评估 risk assessment), education (教学评估 teaching evaluation), real estate (房产评估 property appraisal), and performance (绩效评估 performance evaluation).

Examples

1. 公司正在对这个项目进行风险评估。 The company is conducting a risk assessment of this project.
2. 房屋评估的结果显示价值上涨了。 The property appraisal results show that the value has increased.
3. 我们需要客观地评估自己的能力。 We need to objectively assess our own abilities.

Usage Guide

Context: business, academia, finance

Tone: professional

Do Say

• 评估报告已经完成。(The assessment report has been completed.)
• 我们要对市场形势进行评估。(We need to assess the market situation.)

Don't Say

• 我评估这个苹果好吃。(Too formal for casual opinions — use 觉得 instead)

Origin & History

评 (píng, to comment/evaluate) + 估 (gū, to estimate). To evaluate by estimating.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal