鉴定
jiàndìng
to appraise, to authenticate
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 专家鉴定这幅画是真品。Experts authenticated this painting as genuine.
- 需要对产品质量进行鉴定。The product quality needs to be appraised.
Collocations
鉴定真假质量鉴定司法鉴定专家鉴定
Mnemonic
鉴 jiàn "to examine, mirror" + 定 dìng "to determine": to examine as in a mirror and determine, i.e. to appraise or authenticate (genuineness, quality) expertly. Korean homophone note: gam-jeong means both "appraisal" (鑑定) and "feeling" (感情); Chinese separates 鉴定 from 感情 (gǎnqíng). The 鉴 is in 鉴别 (to distinguish).
Related
鉴别评定检验评估
Quick check
What does 鉴定 typically take as its object?