Meaning of 增值
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to appreciate (financially)
- to increase in value
- value-added (accountancy)
How to use 增值
增值 is common in finance, business and economics news, used for assets, currencies or services that become worth more. It also appears in fixed terms like 增值税 (zēngzhíshuì, value-added tax). Example: 这套房子五年里增值了一倍。(Zhè tào fángzi wǔ nián lǐ zēngzhí le yí bèi.) This apartment doubled in value in five years.
增 (zēng) means to add or increase, as in 增加 (zēngjiā), and 值 (zhí) means value or worth, as in 价值 (jiàzhí). Put them together and you get "value goes up."
Common mistake: Learners often use 增加 (zēngjiā) when they mean "increase in value." 增加 is for amounts or numbers, while 增值 is specifically about worth. Also, 值 is second tone (zhí), not fourth like 质 (zhì) in 质量.
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增 zēng · to increase · 15 strokes
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值 zhí · value · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 增值.
| 值得 | zhídé | worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth) |
| 价值 | jiàzhí | value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values |
| 增加 | zēngjiā | to raise; to increase |
| 增长 | zēngzhǎng | to grow; to increase |
| 值班 | zhíbān | to work a shift; on duty |
| 增强 | zēngqiáng | to increase; to strengthen |
| 增大 | zēngdà | to enlarge; to amplify |
| 增多 | zēngduō | to increase; to grow in number |
| 增产 | zēngchǎn | to increase production |
| 不值 | bùzhí | not worth |
| 增进 | zēngjìn | to promote; to enhance |
| 升值 | shēngzhí | to rise in value; to appreciate |
Questions about 增值
What does 增值 mean?
增值 (zēngzhí) means "to appreciate (financially); to increase in value" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 增值?
增值 is made of 2 characters: 增 (15 strokes), 值 (10 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.
Is 增值 an HSK word?
Yes. 增值 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the opposite of 增值?
The opposite is 贬值 (biǎnzhí), to depreciate or lose value. For example, 人民币贬值了 means the RMB has depreciated.
Can 增值 be used outside of money?
Yes, in a figurative sense. People say 自我增值 (zìwǒ zēngzhí) for improving your own skills and worth, and companies talk about 增值服务 (zēngzhí fúwù), value-added services.