Difference between revisions of "Expressing "to be worth" doing with "zhide""
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| − | + | 值得 (zhídé) 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. | |
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| − | ==值得 as an | + | ==值得 as an Adverb== |
===Structure=== | ===Structure=== | ||
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| − | 值得 + Verb/ | + | 值得 + Verb / Verb Phrase |
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===Examples=== | ===Examples=== | ||
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| − | * | + | * 巴金 的 散文 很 <em>值得</em> 一 看 。<span class="pinyin">Bājīn de sǎnwén hěn <em>zhídé</em> yī kàn.</span><span class="trans"> Ba Jin's prose deserves a look.</span> |
| − | * | + | * 虽然 不 容易，但是 <em>值得</em> 去 尝试。<span class="pinyin">Suīrán bù róngyì, dànshì <em>zhídé</em> qù chángshì.</span><span class="trans">It's not easy, but it's worth a try.</span> |
| − | * 这 件 小事 不 <em>值得</em> 你 担心。<span class="trans">This little thing isn't worth your time.</span> | + | * 雷锋 助人为乐 的 精神 <em>值得</em> 我们 学习。<span class="pinyin">Léifēng zhùrénwéilè de jīngshén <em>zhídé</em> wǒmen xuéxí.</span><span class="trans">The spirit of altruism merits some study.</span> |
| + | * 这 件 小事 不 <em>值得</em> 你 担心。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn xiǎo shì bù <em>zhídé</em> nǐ dānxīn.</span><span class="trans">This little thing isn't worth your time.</span> | ||
| + | * 这个 房子 不 <em>值得</em> 投资。<span class="pinyin">Zhège fángzi bù <em>zhídé</em> tóuzī.</span><span class="trans">This house is not worth investing in.</span> | ||
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| − | ==值得 as | + | ==值得 as a Predicate== |
| − | 值得 can also be used as | + | 值得 can also be used as a predicate all by itself, or following a verb phrase. |
===Structure=== | ===Structure=== | ||
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| − | ( | + | (Verb Phrase +) 值得 |
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| − | *<em>值得</em>吗？ <em>值得</em>。<span class="trans">Is it worth it? Yes. It's worth it.</span> | + | *<em>值得</em> 吗？ <em>值得</em>。<span class="pinyin"><em>Zhídé</em> ma? <em>Zhídé</em>.</span><span class="trans">Is it worth it? Yes. It's worth it.</span> |
| − | * | + | *上 大学 很 <em>值得</em>。<span class="pinyin">Shàng dàxué hěn <em>zhídé</em>.</span><span class="trans">Going to college is really worth it.</span> |
| − | * | + | *学 汉语 是 <em>值得</em> 的。<span class="pinyin">Xué Hànyǔ shì <em>zhídé</em> de.</span><span class="trans">Studying Chinese is worth it.</span> |
| + | *你 觉得 做 什么 事情 是 <em>值得</em> 的？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ juéde zuò shénme shìqing shì <em>zhídé</em> de?</span><span class="trans">What do you think is worth doing?</span> | ||
| + | *没有 什么 是 <em>值得</em> 的。<span class="pinyin">Méiyǒu shénme shì <em>zhídé</em> de.</span><span class="trans">Nothing is worth it.</span> | ||
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| − | + | ==Sources and Further Reading== | |
| − | + | {{Source|HSK Standard Course 4上|70}} | |
| − | + | {{Source|现代汉语八百词|677-678}} | |
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[[Category: B2 grammar points]] | [[Category: B2 grammar points]] | ||
| + | {{HSK|HSK4}} | ||
[[Category: Verbs]] | [[Category: Verbs]] | ||
| − | {{Basic Grammar|值得|B2|值得 + | + | {{Basic Grammar|值得|B2|值得 + Verb|这个 想法 不错 ， <em>值得</em> 考虑 。|grammar point|ASGGJA6A}} |
{{POS|Verbs}} | {{POS|Verbs}} | ||
{{Used for| Expressing quality}} | {{Used for| Expressing quality}} | ||
{{Subprop|Verb phrases}} | {{Subprop|Verb phrases}} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:39, 14 January 2021
值得 (zhídé) 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.
Contents
值得 as an Adverb
Structure
值得 + Verb / Verb Phrase
Examples
- 巴金 的 散文 很 值得 一 看 。 Ba Jin's prose deserves a look.
- 虽然 不 容易，但是 值得 去 尝试。It's not easy, but it's worth a try.
- 雷锋 助人为乐 的 精神 值得 我们 学习。The spirit of altruism merits some study.
- 这 件 小事 不 值得 你 担心。This little thing isn't worth your time.
- 这个 房子 不 值得 投资。This house is not worth investing in.
值得 as a Predicate
值得 can also be used as a predicate all by itself, or following a verb phrase.
Structure
(Verb Phrase +) 值得
Examples
- 值得 吗？ 值得。Is it worth it? Yes. It's worth it.
- 上 大学 很 值得。Going to college is really worth it.
- 学 汉语 是 值得 的。Studying Chinese is worth it.
- 你 觉得 做 什么 事情 是 值得 的？What do you think is worth doing?
- 没有 什么 是 值得 的。Nothing is worth it.
Sources and Further Reading
- HSK Standard Course 4上 (pp. 70) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- 现代汉语八百词 (pp. 677-678) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy
