评定

• Pinyin: píng dìng
• Hanzi breakdown: 评 = 讠+ 平 (speech + level — to make a fair judgement through words); 定 = 宀 + 正 (roof + correct — to settle, to fix)

Meaning

To evaluate and determine; to assess and grade; to appraise through a formal process based on set criteria.

Commonly used in academic (评定成绩 = to assess grades), professional (评定职称 = to determine professional titles), and administrative (评定资质 = to certify qualifications) contexts. More formal and systematic than 评价.

Examples

1. 学校委托第三方机构对全体教师的教学能力进行独立评定，以确保结果的客观性与公正性。 The school commissioned a third-party organization to independently assess all teachers’ teaching ability to ensure the results are objective and fair.
2. 这套绩效评定体系将员工的工作成果、团队贡献和自我发展同时纳入考量，力求全面反映综合表现。 This performance appraisal system considers employees’ work results, contributions to the team, and self-development, aiming to reflect overall performance comprehensively.
3. 专家组经过实地调查和数据分析，最终将这项技术成果评定为达到国际领先水准。 After field investigations and data analysis, the expert panel ultimately rated the technology as reaching an internationally leading level.

Usage Guide

Context: education, HR, administration, professional

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 职称评定委员会在综合审查申请人的科研成果、教学质量和社会服务记录之后，以无记名投票方式作出最终裁定。(The professional title evaluation committee, after comprehensively reviewing applicants' research outputs, teaching quality, and social service records, reached its final determination through a secret ballot.)
• 该保险公司聘请独立精算师对受灾财产进行损失评定，以确保理赔金额准确反映实际损失而非依据模糊估算。(The insurance company hired an independent actuary to assess losses on the affected property, ensuring the compensation amount accurately reflected actual losses rather than vague estimates.)

Don't Say

• 评定 is more official and results-oriented than 评价 (general commentary); do not use 评定 for casual personal opinions — reserve it for formal, criteria-based assessments with a definite outcome

Origin & History

评 (to comment, to judge — 讠speech + 平 level) + 定 (to determine — 宀 roof + 正 correct)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal