判断

pànduàn

to judge; to determine; judgment

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 判斷

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判
断

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判
  • 裁判cáipàn(law) to judgeB5
  • 谈判tánpànto negotiateB6
  • 判pàn(bound form) to differentiateB7
  • 判处pànchǔto sentenceB7
  • 判定pàndìngto judgeB7
  • 判决pànjuéjudgment (by a court of law)B7
  • 批判pīpànto criticizeB7
断
  • 不断búduànunceasingB4
  • 打断dǎduànto interruptB5
  • 断duànto breakB5
  • 诊断zhěnduànto diagnoseB5
  • 中断zhōngduànto cut shortB6
  • 当机立断dāngjī-lìduànto make prompt decisions (idiom)B7
  • 断定duàndìngto concludeB7

See it in sentences

别急，先判断一下。

Do not rush, judge it first.

他的判断没有错。

His judgment was not wrong.