Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
值
zhí
Description
"值"常用来说东西的价格或者是不是划算。
"值" is commonly used to talk about the price of something or whether it is worth it.
我们也用它来说做一件事值不值得。
We also use it to say whether doing something is worth it or not.
Meanings
值zhí
to be worth (a certain price or amount)
这个手机值三千块。
This phone is worth three thousand yuan.
值得zhídé
to be worthwhile; to deserve
这本书很好，值得看。
This book is very good and worth reading.
值班zhíbān
to be on duty; take one's turn
今天晚上他值班。
He is on duty tonight.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
alone 值 means "worth (a price)"; 值得 means "worth doing / deserving".
- Etymology
值 combines 亻(person) with 直, originally meaning to meet or match a value.
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