评审 (píng shěn) is a compound noun meaning 'review' or 'adjudication', especially in formal, professional, or institutional contexts. The first character 评 (píng) means 'to evaluate' or 'to comment on', while the second character 审 (shěn) means 'to examine', 'to scrutinize', or 'to judge'. Together, they emphasize a rigorous, authoritative evaluation process — not casual feedback, but an official assessment carried out by qualified individuals or panels.

This term is commonly used in academic, medical, legal, artistic, and technical settings: for example, peer review of research papers, evaluation of grant applications, judging competitions, or clinical case reviews. It often implies criteria-based judgment and carries connotations of objectivity, expertise, and procedural fairness. While it can be used as a verb (e.g., 评审专家 will review), its most frequent usage is as a noun referring to the process itself or the panel conducting it.