贬值 (biǎn zhí) — (of currency) to devalue, to depreciate; (of assets, value) to depreciate, to lose value
Definition
贬值 means 'to lose value' — used for currencies (人民币贬值) and assets like cars or real estate. It is the opposite of 升值 ('to appreciate'); don't confuse it with 贬低 ('to belittle' people).
verb
(of currency) to devalueto depreciate(of assets, value) to depreciateto lose value
Examples
- 贬值。Zuì jìn rén mín bì duì měi yuán biǎn zhí le.Recently the RMB has depreciated against the US dollar.
- ，，贬值。Zhè liàng chē kāi le wǔ nián, yǐ jīng kāi le wǔ nián, biǎn zhí le hěn duō.This car has been driven for five years and has depreciated a lot.
- ，贬值。Jīng jì bù hǎo shí, fáng dì chǎn tōng cháng huì biǎn zhí.When the economy is bad, real estate usually real estate depreciates.
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