Chinese word dictionary

贬谪

biǎn zhé · to banish from the court; to relegate

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Word information

Simplified贬谪

Traditional貶謫

Pinyinbiǎn zhé

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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贬biǎn

to devalue, to demote; to criticize, to censure

谪zhé

to censure, to blame; to exile, to banish

How to learn 贬谪

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褒贬bāobiǎn

to appraise; to pass judgment on; to speak ill of; praise and censure; appraisal

贬低biǎndī

to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue

贬值biǎnzhí

to become devaluated; to devaluate; to depreciate

贬义biǎn yì

derogatory sense; negative connotation