贬值

貶值

biǎnzhí

verb HSK 7-9 #26,327

Meanings

HSK 3

新车一出门就开始贬值。

Xīnchē yī chūmén jiù kāishǐ biǎnzhí.

A new car starts to depreciate the moment it leaves the lot.

HSK 5

人民币最近贬值了不少。

Rénmínbì zuìjìn biǎnzhí le bùshǎo.

The RMB has depreciated quite a bit recently.

HSK 7-9

通货膨胀导致货币贬值。

Tōnghuò péngzhàng dǎozhì huòbì biǎnzhí.

Inflation causes currency devaluation.

usage

The opposite is 升值 (to appreciate in value). Both are commonly used in financial and economic contexts: 人民币升值/贬值 (RMB appreciates/depreciates).

贬 biǎn

值 zhí