评选

• Pinyin: píng xuǎn
• Hanzi breakdown: 评 = 讠(speech) + 平 (fair); 选 = 辶 (walk) + 巽 (compliant) — choosing through fair assessment

Meaning

To select through evaluation; to choose through judging. A formal process of selecting winners or honorees based on criteria.

Used for formal selection processes like awards, competitions, and honors. Implies a committee or panel making decisions based on established criteria. Common in workplace contexts (employee of the month), academic settings (scholarships), and media (award shows).

Examples

1. 今年的最佳员工将由全体同事评选产生。 This year's best employee will be selected by all colleagues.
2. 这首歌被评选为本届音乐节的主题曲。 This song was selected as the theme song for this music festival.
3. 评选委员会公布了入围名单。 The selection committee announced the shortlist.

Usage Guide

Context: workplace, awards, competitions

Tone: official

Do Say

• 她被评选为年度杰出青年。(She was selected as Outstanding Youth of the Year.)
• 评选结果下周公布。(The selection results will be announced next week.)

Don't Say

• 不要把'评选'用于非正式的个人选择 (Don't use 评选 for informal personal choices — use 选 or 挑 instead)

Origin & History

Compound of 评 (evaluate, judge) and 选 (select, choose). The combination emphasizes selection through a formal evaluation process.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal