Hanzi
Traditional
貶
Simplified
贬

to diminish/to demote/to reduce or devaluate/to disparage/to censure/to depreciate

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 9

Pinyin

biǎn

Bopomofo

ㄅㄧㄢˇ

Jyutping

bin2

Example sentences

貶值 / 贬值 biǎnzhí
最近本國貨幣大幅貶值。
最近本国货币大幅贬值。

The local currency has depreciated significantly recently.

貶 / 贬 biǎn
老師沒有貶他，只是指出作業裡的錯誤。
老师没有贬他，只是指出作业里的错误。

The teacher did not belittle him; she only pointed out the mistakes in his homework.

Example Vocabulary

貶低

bian3'di1

貶值

bian3'zhi2

devaluation; depreciation

貶

bian3

to belittle; to demote; a negative judgment

貶義

bian3'yi4

貶職

bian3'zhi2

褒貶

bao1'bian3

貶抑

bian3'yi4

貶損

bian3'sun3

貶斥

bian3'chi4

貶謫

bian3'zhe2

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