判
Character
to decide if something is true, right, or good (as in 判断)
Meaning
pàn
pan4- to decide if something is true, right, or good (as in 判断)
- of a court: to give someone a punishment (as in 判决)
Examples
很难判断他多大。
Hěn nán pàn duàn tā duō dà
It is hard to tell how old he is.
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老师判我错了。
Lǎo shī pàn wǒ cuò le
The teacher said my answer was wrong.
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法官判他两年。
fǎ guān pàn tā liǎng nián
The judge sentenced him to two years.
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Words with 判
See all 57 →判断pàn duànto decide what something is or if something is trueWordHSK 3判决pàn juéthe official decision a court makes about a person or a caseWordHSK 7–9判处pàn chǔwhen a court gives someone a punishment, like prison or a fineWordHSK 7–9判定pàn dìngto judge; to officially decide something after looking at factsWordHSK 7–9判令pàn lìngdecreeWord判例pàn lìjudicial precedentWord判刑pàn xíngto sentence (to prison etc)Word判别pàn biéto differentiateWord判官pàn guānmagistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties)Word判据pàn jùcriterionWord判明pàn míngto distinguishWord判然pàn ránmarkedlyWord