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to be worth

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

zhi2de5 • zhíde

Alternative Pinyin

zhi2de2 • zhídé

Meaning


Primary

to be worth

Alternatives

be worth, worth

Mnemonic


In order for something 值得 to be worth doing, it must allow you 得 to obtain sufficient 值 value when doing it. The fact that you 得 obtain the value is sort of obvious, so we say that part [5] quietly.

Usage


这 本 书 很 值得 一 读。

This book is worth a read.

那 部 电影 值得 去 看 吗?

Is that movie worth seeing?

值得 等待

worth the wait

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