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值得

zhí de
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. to be worth
  2. 2. to deserve

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Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly followed by a verb phrase, e.g., 值得买 (worth buying), not a noun alone.

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 6+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 6 min
犯不着 and 犯得着 for “It’s Not Worth It”

Use 犯不着 to say something isn’t worth doing, and 犯得着…吗？ to ask the same thing as a rhetorical question.

Reading: zhí de Open guide

Example Sentences

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这本书 值得 读。
This book is worth reading.
尽管成本较高，这个方案仍然 值得 试。
Although the cost is high, this proposal is still worth trying.
這個論點 值得 強調。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 805708)
這個計劃 值得 一試。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 924321)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 值得

不值得
bù zhí de

unworthy

值得一提
zhí de yī tí

to be worth mentioning

值得信赖
zhí de xìn lài

trustworthy

值得品味
zhí de pǐn wèi

worth tasting

值得敬佩
zhí de jìng pèi

deserving

值得注意
zhí de zhù yì

notable

值得称赞
zhí de chēng zàn

commendable

Child Words of 值得

值
zhí

value

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to