biǎn
zhí

HSK 7-9
technical
common

Meaning of 贬值

贬值 means to depreciate; to lose purchasing power (of currency); to devalue; to lower the official exchange rate (of a currency). Pronounced biǎn zhí. HSK 7-9.

  • to depreciate; to lose purchasing power (of currency)
  • to devalue; to lower the official exchange rate (of a currency)
  • to decrease in value; to be devalued (of things in general)

Definitions & Examples

Yóu
tōng
huò
péng
zhàng
yán
zhòng
 
huò
xùn
biǎn
zhí
 

Due to severe inflation, the currency depreciated rapidly.

Rén
men
dān
xīn
shǒu
de
qián
huì
biǎn
zhí
 

People worry that the money in their hands will lose its value.

Qián
biǎn
le
zhí
le
 
qián
bǎi
kuài
néng
mǎi
de
dōng
xi西
xiàn
zài
yào
bǎi
shí
kuài
le
 

The money has depreciated; what you could buy for a hundred yuan before now costs one hundred and fifty yuan.