biǎn
藊
to demote; to devalue; to disparage
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Meanings
3 senses · 9 examplesverb
to demote; to reduce in rank
formalFormal term, often used in historical or official contexts.
Tā他
yīn因
shī失
zhí职
bèi被
biǎn贬
wéi为
dì地
fāng方
guān官
。
He was demoted to a local official due to negligence.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
xǔ许
duō多
shī诗
rén人
céng曾
bèi被
biǎn贬
zhé谪
。
Many poets in history were demoted and exiled.
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biǎn贬
guān官
a demoted official
verb
to devalue; to depreciate
Used in economic or evaluative contexts.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
jué决
dìng定
biǎn贬
dī低
běn本
guó国
huò货
bì币
yǐ以
cì刺
jī激
chū出
kǒu口
。
The government decided to devalue its currency to stimulate exports.
Biǎn贬
zhí值
de的
huò货
bì币
huì会
yǐng影
xiǎng响
gòu购
mǎi买
lì力
。
Devalued currency will affect purchasing power.
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Tā他
kè刻
yì意
biǎn贬
dī低
wǒ我
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
。
He deliberately depreciated my work.
verb
to disparage; to belittle; to criticize negatively
Common in both spoken and written language to express negative judgment.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
biǎn贬
dī低
bié别
rén人
de的
chéng成
jiù就
。
He always belittles others' achievements.
Zhè这
piān篇
píng评
lùn论
bǎ把
zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
biǎn贬
dé得
yī一
wén文
bù不
zhí值
。
This review disparaged the film as worthless.
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Tā他
ài爱
biǎn贬
sǔn损
bié别
rén人
。
He likes to disparage others.