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判断

pàn duàn · pan duan

Traditional 判斷

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to judge
  2. to determine
  3. judgment
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Judging the watermelon

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)能(néng)判断(pànduàn)哪个(nǎge)西瓜(xīguā)甜(tián)吗(ma)？

    Can you tell which watermelon is sweet?

  2. Dengdeng

    能(néng)，敲(qiāo)一敲(yīqiāo)就(jiù)知道(zhīdào)。

    I can. Just knock and you'll know.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)判断(pànduàn)准(zhǔn)吗(ma)？

    Is your judgment accurate?

  4. Dengdeng

    一半(yībàn)准(zhǔn)。

    Half the time.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)买(mǎi)两个(liǎnggè)西瓜(xīguā)吧(ba)。

    Then let's buy two watermelons.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

从(cóng)天(tiān)色(sè)上(shàng)判(pàn)断(duàn)，今(jīn)天(tiān)下(xià)午(wǔ)可(kě)能(néng)会(huì)下(xià)雨(yǔ)。

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

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bù)能(néng)根(gēn)据(jù)服(fú)装(zhuāng)来(lái)判(pàn)断(duàn)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)。

You can't judge a person based on clothing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by soj4l · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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判
pàn

(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) clearly (different)

断
duàn

to break; to snap

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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