判断判斷 pànduàn — to judge, to determine; a judgement
pànduàn (fourth tone, falling)pan4duan4
Traditional: 判斷
to judge, to determine; a judgement
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)verbnounMeasure word 个
Meanings
to judge, to determine; a judgement
判, to distinguish, and 断, to cut clean through — weighing evidence to say what is actually true or likely, not choosing what to do next. Whether a piece of news is real is 判断; whether to act on it is 决定.
verb
Common combinations
- 做出判断zuòchū (fourth tone, falling) pànduàn (fourth tone, falling)
to make a judgement, to reach a determination
Example sentences
- 医生根据检查结果做出判断。醫生根據檢查結果做出判斷。Yīshēng (first tone, high and level) gēnjù (first tone, high and level) jiǎnchá (third tone, dipping) jiéguǒ (second tone, rising) zuòchū (fourth tone, falling) pànduàn. (fourth tone, falling)···
The doctor makes a judgement based on the test results.
- 我们不能不了解情况就判断一个人。我們不能不了解情況就判斷一個人。Wǒmen (third tone, dipping) bù (fourth tone, falling) néng (second tone, rising) bù (fourth tone, falling) liǎojiě (third tone, dipping) qíngkuàng (second tone, rising) jiù (fourth tone, falling) pànduàn (fourth tone, falling) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) rén. (second tone, rising)···
We can’t judge a person without understanding the situation.
Common mistakes
Not quite他判断明天去不去看电影。
Correct他决定明天去不去看电影。
判断 weighs evidence to say what is true; 决定 chooses a course of action. Whether to go to the cinema is a choice, not a fact to be verified, so it needs 决定, not 判断.