HSK 4 · Verbs

判断 pànduàn “to judge” in Chinese

Traditional 判斷

What 判断 means

  1. to judge
  2. to determine
  3. judgment

How to say 判断

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale判pàn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale断duàn4th tone, falling

判断 in a sentence

  1. 我一直都相信你的判断。

    Wǒ yìzhí dōu xiāngxìn nǐ de pànduàn.

    I’ve always trusted your judgement.

    Sentence #7704620 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 从天色上判断，今天下午可能会下雨。

    Cóng tiānsè shàng pànduàn, jīntiān xiàwǔ kěnéng huì xiàyǔ.

    Judging from the look of the sky, it may rain this afternoon.

    Sentence #871123 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 不要根据封面来判断一本书。

    Búyào gēnjù fēngmiàn lái pànduàn yì běn shū.

    Don’t judge a book by its cover.

    Sentence #406728 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 判断 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 判 (pàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
判pànto differentiate; to distinguish
  • 半half · bànSound part
  • 刂knife form of 刀 · dāoMeaning part

刂 hints at the meaning (knife); 半 (bàn) hints at the sound. Compare it with pàn.

The character 断 (duàn) drawn as one shape
断duànto break

断 is a single shape of 11 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 判断

判 7 strokes · 断 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

判断 (pànduàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 判断 (pànduàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 判断

Words with 判

谈判tánpàn · to negotiate裁判cáipàn · referee批判pīpàn · to criticise判决pànjué · verdict审判shěnpàn · to try (in court)

Words with 断

断duàn · to break诊断zhěnduàn · to diagnose不断búduàn · unceasing断定duàndìng · to conclude断绝duànjué · to break off中断zhōngduàn · to interrupt果断guǒduàn · decisive垄断lǒngduàn · monopoly片断piànduàn · fragment

More words: Thinking & Talking

理想lǐxiǎng · an ideal联系liánxì · to contact梦mèng · dream能力nénglì · capability批评pīpíng · to criticise商量shāngliang · to consult熟悉shúxī · to be familiar with说明shuōmíng · to explain

FAQs

判断 (pànduàn) means “to judge” or “to determine”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it pànduàn: pàn with a 4th tone, then duàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 判断 is written 判斷. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type panduan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 判断 from the suggestions. Typing panduan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
判断 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.