增值 (zēng zhí) — to appreciate (in value), to increase in value;… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

增值 (zēng zhí) means an asset or product rising in value — common in business and finance. Compared to 增加 (general 'increase'), it specifically targets value, and is more technical than 升值, which focuses on currency exchange.

verb

to appreciate (in value)to increase in valueto add value (in business contexts)

Examples

增值。
Wǒ de gǔ piào zuì jìn zēng zhí le bù shǎo.
My stocks have appreciated quite a bit recently.
增值。
Gōng sī tí gōng duō zhǒng zēng zhí fú wù.
The company offers various value-added services.
增值。
Zhè ge xiàng mù néng ràng kè hù de zī chǎn zēng zhí.
This project can make clients' assets increase in value.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

增zēngincrease

增 means increase and 值 means value, so the sense is value growing.

Characters in this word

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

土曾增

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

曾

曾céng增zēng

Same sound today

增 uses 土 (earth) to show that things grow in earth or are built from earth, and uses 曾 for the sound. This gives the sense of adding or increasing.

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

亻直值

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rén

Sound part声符shēngfú

直

直zhí值zhí

Same sound today

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

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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