Definition
贬值 (biǎn zhí) means 'to devalue, to depreciate' — used for currency, assets, or value decreasing. It is different from 贬低 (biǎn dī), which means 'to belittle or disparage' someone or something. Its opposite is 升值 (shēng zhí), 'to appreciate in value'.
verb
(of currency) to devalueto depreciate(of assets, value) to depreciateto lose value
Easily confused
- 变质biàn zhìsound-alike(of food) to go bad, to spoil
- 编织biān zhīsound-aliketo weave, knit, plait, or braid
- 编制biān zhìsound-aliketo weave; to plait
Examples
- 贬值。Zuìjìn rénmínbì duì měiyuán biǎn zhí le.Recently the RMB has depreciated against the US dollar.
- ，，贬值。Zhè liàng chē yǐjīng kāi le wǔ nián, biǎn zhí le hěn duō.This car has been driven for five years and has depreciated a lot.
- ，贬值。Jīngjì bù hǎo shí, fángdìchǎn tōngcháng huì biǎn zhí.When the economy is bad, real estate usually real estate depreciates.
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