Expressing "to be worth" doing with "zhide"

值得 (zhíde) means "to be worth" doing something, and is often placed before a verb or a verb phrase. Note that it is used to describe whether an action is worth it and cannot be used to state that something is worth a certain monetary value. For that 值 must be used on its own.

Structure

值得+ Verb/[Verb phrase]

Examples

• 雷锋 助人为乐 的 精神 值得 我们 学习。
• 巴金 的 散文 很 值得 一看。
• 这 件 小事 不 值得 你 担心。

值得 can also be used as an adjective, on its own, or following a verb phrase. It can be combined with a '是...的' structure.

Structure 2

• 上大学(很)值得。
• 学汉语是值得的。

When saying something is not worth doing one can say something is 不值得 or 值不得.

Sources and Further Reading

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