值得
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📚 Example Sentences

这本书值得买。
Zhè běn shū zhíde mǎi.
This book is worth buying.
这个电影值得看。
Zhège diànyǐng zhíde kàn.
This movie is worth watching.
这件事值得做。
Zhè jiàn shì zhíde zuò.
This matter is worth doing.
这本书值得买。
Zhè běn shū zhíde mǎi.
This book is worth buying.
他值得信任。
Tā zhíde xìnrèn.
He is trustworthy.

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 值 as 'value' (like in 价值, jiàzhí) and 得 as 'must' or 'should'—combining to mean 'should be valued' or 'worth it.'

📝 Usage Notes

Used in both spoken and written Chinese, across formal and informal contexts. Common in evaluations, advice, or discussions of value—e.g., assessing if an experience, purchase, or reaction is warranted.

📖 Grammar Points

Often followed by a verb or verb phrase: 值得 + V (e.g., 值得去). Can be negated with 不: 不值得. Also used with nouns in some fixed phrases (e.g., 值得信任).

🏯 Cultural Notes

Reflects a pragmatic, value-oriented perspective common in Chinese culture, where weighing costs against benefits is emphasized in decision-making and interpersonal advice.

🔄 Similar Words

与 '有价值' (yǒu jiàzhí, 'to have value') 相比,'值得' focuses more on whether something merits a specific action or feeling, while '有价值' describes inherent worth. '划算' (huásuàn, 'cost-effective') relates to practical benefit, whereas '值得' can include abstract merits like emotions or effort.

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