# 鉴定 (jiàndìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 鉴定 (jiàndìng) means “to appraise; to evaluate”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to appraise; to evaluate
- Pinyin: jiàndìng (jian4 ding4)
- Traditional: 鑑定
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 专家正在鉴定这幅画的年代。
  Zhuānjiā zhèngzài jiàndìng zhè fú huà de niándài.
  Experts are appraising the age of this painting.

## Characters

- 鉴 (jiàn): bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect
- [定](https://hanziro.com/word/ding-set/) (dìng): to set; to decide

https://hanziro.com/word/jian-ding-appraise/

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