评委 píngwěi evaluation committee
evaluation committee; judging panel; judging panel member; adjudicator (short for 评选委员会委员)
How to remember 评委: 评 comment on + 委 entrust = evaluation committee.
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How it is used
- A member of a judging panel - 担任评委 (dānrèn píngwěi) to serve as a judge; 评委打分 (píngwěi dǎfēn) the judges score.
- Abbreviation of 评选委员会委员. Used for contests, talent shows, competitions - a person, not the act of judging.
- Contrast 裁判 (cáipàn), the referee/umpire in sports; 评委 evaluate quality (art, cooking, singing).