Chinese Word: 贬 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

贬 (Trad.: 貶)HSK 6

Pinyin: biǎn

English Definition: to diminish; to demote; to reduce or devaluate; to disparage; to censure; to depreciate

Chinese Definition:
①给予低的评价，与“褒”相对：贬低。贬义。褒贬(ａ．评论好坏；b．指出缺点)。
②减低，降低：贬值。贬职。

Antonyms: 褒

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 貝

Ideographic:To devalue 乏 currency 贝

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency
- 乏 [ fá ] poor; short, lacking; tired

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贬值	biǎn zhí	to become devaluated; to devaluate; to depreciate
贬低HSK 6	biǎn dī	to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue
褒贬	bāo biǎn	to appraise; to pass judgment on; to speak ill of; praise and censure; appraisal
贬斥	biǎn chì	to demote; to denounce
贬义HSK 6	biǎn yì	derogatory sense; negative connotation

1		gāi 该 gōng sī 公司 de 的 gǔ piào 股票 yǐ jīng 已经 biǎn zhí 贬值。 Shares in the company have depreciated.
2		huì lǜ 汇率 bō dòng 波动 shǐ de 使得 rén mín bì 人民币 biǎn zhí 贬值。 Fluctuations in exchange rates have led to the depreciation of the Chinese yuan.
3		zhè bù 这部 diàn yǐng 电影 shōu dào 收到 le 了 bāo biǎn bù yī 褒贬不一 de 的 píng lùn 评论， yǒu xiē 有些 píng lùn jiā 评论家 zàn yáng 赞扬 tā 它， yǒu xiē 有些 pī píng 批评 tā 它。 The movie received mixed reviews, with some critics praising it and others criticizing it.
4		zhè bù 这部 diàn yǐng 电影 shōu dào 收到 le 了 bāo biǎn bù yī 褒贬不一 de 的 píng lùn 评论， yǒu xiē 有些 píng lùn jiā 评论家 zàn yáng 赞扬 tā 它， yǒu xiē 有些 zé 则 pī píng 批评 tā 它。 The film received mixed reviews, with some critics praising it and others panning it.
5		zhè jiā 这家 cān tīng 餐厅 de 的 píng jià 评价 bāo biǎn bù yī 褒贬不一， yǒu xiē 有些 gù kè 顾客 chēng zàn 称赞 shí pǐn 食品， ér 而 yǒu xiē 有些 rén 人 zé 则 bào yuàn 抱怨 fú wù 服务。 The restaurant has received mixed reviews, some customers praise the food while others complain about the service.

1		gāi 该 gōng sī 公司 de 的 gǔ piào 股票 yǐ jīng 已经 biǎn zhí 贬值。 Shares in the company have depreciated.
2		huì lǜ 汇率 bō dòng 波动 shǐ de 使得 rén mín bì 人民币 biǎn zhí 贬值。 Fluctuations in exchange rates have led to the depreciation of the Chinese yuan.
3		zhè bù 这部 diàn yǐng 电影 shōu dào 收到 le 了 bāo biǎn bù yī 褒贬不一 de 的 píng lùn 评论， yǒu xiē 有些 píng lùn jiā 评论家 zàn yáng 赞扬 tā 它， yǒu xiē 有些 pī píng 批评 tā 它。 The movie received mixed reviews, with some critics praising it and others criticizing it.
4		zhè bù 这部 diàn yǐng 电影 shōu dào 收到 le 了 bāo biǎn bù yī 褒贬不一 de 的 píng lùn 评论， yǒu xiē 有些 píng lùn jiā 评论家 zàn yáng 赞扬 tā 它， yǒu xiē 有些 zé 则 pī píng 批评 tā 它。 The film received mixed reviews, with some critics praising it and others panning it.
5		zhè jiā 这家 cān tīng 餐厅 de 的 píng jià 评价 bāo biǎn bù yī 褒贬不一， yǒu xiē 有些 gù kè 顾客 chēng zàn 称赞 shí pǐn 食品， ér 而 yǒu xiē 有些 rén 人 zé 则 bào yuàn 抱怨 fú wù 服务。 The restaurant has received mixed reviews, some customers praise the food while others complain about the service.