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判断

pàn duàn

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 判斷

判断 (pàn duàn) means "to judge". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 判断 means

1. to judge; to determine; judgment

The characters in 判断

• 判pàn(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different)…
• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off

Example sentences

• 我无法判断距离。
  I can't judge distance.
• 你的判断是正确的。
  You are correct in your judgement.
• 我一直都相信你的判断。
  Wǒ yīzhí dōu xiāngxìn nǐ de pànduàn.
  I've always trusted your judgment.
• 我们可以信赖他的判断。
  We can rely on his judgement.
• 不要以穿着来判断一个人。
  Bù yào yǐ chuānzhuó lái pànduàn yī gè rén.
  Don't judge a man by his clothes.
• 不能根据服装来判断一个人。
  Bù néng gēnjù fúzhuāng lái pànduàn yī gè rén.
  You can't judge a person based on clothing.

Words starting with 判断

• 判断力pàn duàn lìability to judge; judgment
• 判断语pàn duàn yǔpredicate

Where 判断 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Cognition & mental processes (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
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