升值 (shēng zhí) — to rise in value, to appreciate

Definition

升值 is specifically about currency, assets, or property gaining value. The general 'rise' is 上升; 'rise in price' is 涨价. Its direct opposite is 贬值 (to depreciate).

verb
to rise in valueto appreciate

Examples

  • 升值
    Rén mín bì duì měi yuán shēng zhí le bǎi fēn zhī wǔ.
    The RMB appreciated 5% against the US dollar.
  • 升值
    Tā mǎi de huáng jīn jǐ nián nèi shēng zhí le bù shǎo.
    The gold he bought appreciated quite a bit over the years.
  • 升值
    Zhè tào fáng zi wèi zhì hǎo, yǐ hòu kěn dìng hái huì shēng zhí.
    This apartment has a good location; it will surely appreciate further.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

'升' and '值' combine as rising value, giving appreciation.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape comes from a drawing of a standard dipper used to measure one 升.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Written in full asrén
Sound part声符shēngfú
zhízhí
Same sound today

值 is made from 亻 (written in full as 人, a person) and 直, with 直 giving the sound.

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