评论

The Chinese word 评论 (pínglùn) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 评 (píng) and 论 (lùn). The character 评 originally meant "to judge" or "to evaluate," and it is often used in the context of making a critical assessment of something. The character 论, on the other hand, originally meant "to discuss" or "to debate," and it is often used in the context of presenting one's thoughts or opinions on a particular topic. When these two characters are combined to form the word 评论, the meaning becomes "to comment on" or "to critique." In modern Chinese, 评论 is commonly used as a noun to refer to a piece of writing that expresses the author's thoughts or opinions on a particular topic, such as a book review, a movie review, or a news commentary.