judge right from wrong; reason things out
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to judge right from wrong; to reason things out; to adjudicate a dispute
Often used when asking a third party to mediate or give an objective opinion on a conflict. Implies a desire to reach a fair conclusion.
Shuí谁
duì对
shuí谁
cuò错
，
dà大
jiā家
gěi给
píng评
yī一
píng评
lǐ理
。
Who's right and who's wrong? Let everyone judge.
Tā他
men们
chǎo吵
de得
bù不
kě可
kāi开
jiāo交
，
zhǐ只
hǎo好
qǐng请
cūn村
zhǎng长
lái来
píng评
lǐ理
。
They were arguing fiercely and had to ask the village chief to mediate.
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Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
wǒ我
men们
zhǎo找
gè个
dì地
fang方
zuò坐
xià下
lái来
hǎo好
hǎo好
píng评
ping评
lǐ理
。
Let's find a place to sit down and properly reason this matter out.
Nǐ你
shuō说
huà话
yào要
jiǎng讲
zhèng证
jù据
，
bù不
néng能
guāng光
píng凭
gǎn感
qíng情
píng评
lǐ理
。
You need to speak with evidence; you can't judge things purely on emotion.