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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="trans">Attending college is worth it.</span> | + | *上大学(很)<em>值得</em>。<span class="pinyin">Shàng dàxué (hěn) <em>zhídé</em>.</span><span class="trans">Attending college is worth it.</span> |
| − | *学汉语是<em>值得</em>的。<span class="trans">Studying Chinese 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 really worth it.</span> |
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Revision as of 23:38, 11 June 2020
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.
Contents
值得 as an Adverb
Structure
值得 + Verb / [Verb Phrase]
Examples
- 雷锋 助人为乐 的 精神 值得 我们 学习。The spirit of altruism merits some study.
- 巴金 的 散文 很 值得 一看。 Ba Jin's prose deserves a look.
- 这 件 小事 不 值得 你 担心。This little thing isn't worth your time.
值得 as an Adjective
值得 can also be used as an adjective - on its own, 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。Attending college is worth it.
- 学汉语是值得的。Studying Chinese is really worth it.
When expressing that something is not worth doing one can say something is either 不值得 or 值不得.
See also
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
