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价值 meaning in English

jiàzhí

value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values

HSK 3nounTraditional 價值16 strokes

Meaning of 价值

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiàzhí
  1. value; worth
  2. (ethical, cultural etc) values

How to use 价值

价值 is a noun for value or worth, and it also covers abstract values like cultural or moral ones. It often appears in phrases like 有价值 (yǒu jiàzhí, valuable) and 价值观 (jiàzhíguān, values, worldview). Example: 这本书很有价值。(Zhè běn shū hěn yǒu jiàzhí.) This book is very valuable.

价 (jià) has the person radical 亻 and means price, and 值 (zhí) also has 亻 and means to be worth. Put a person's price and a person's worth together and you get 价值, the true value of something.

Common mistake: Learners often use 价值 when they mean price, but the amount you pay is 价格 (jiàgé) or 价钱 (jiàqián), while 价值 is what something is really worth. Also, 值 is second tone (zhí), so do not read it as zhì like 质.

价值 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

传chuán统tǒng价jià值zhí观guān是shì相xiāng对duì的de。
Traditional values are relative.
那nà部bù电diàn影yǐng有yǒu看kàn的de价jià值zhí。
That movie is worth seeing.
这zhè是shì一yí个gè具jù有yǒu历lì史shǐ价jià值zhí的de城chéng市shì。
This is a city of real historical value.
你nǐ让ràng生shēng命mìng活huó得de有yǒu价jià值zhí。
You make life worth living.
世shì上shàng没méi有yǒu比bǐ爱ài更gèng有yǒu价jià值zhí的de东dōng西xī了le。
Nothing is worth more than love.

Stroke order for each character

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价 jià · price · 6 strokes

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值 zhí · value · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 价值.

值得zhídéworth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
价格jiàgéprice
价钱jiàqiánprice
评价píngjiàto evaluate; to assess
票价piàojiàticket price; fare; admission fee
高价gāojiàhigh price
特价tèjiàspecial price
降价jiàngjiàto cut the price; to drive down the price
代价dàijiàprice; cost
值班zhíbānto work a shift; on duty
涨价zhǎngjiàto appreciate (in value); to increase in price
物价wùjià(commodity) prices

Questions about 价值

What does 价值 mean?

价值 (jiàzhí) means "value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 价值?

价值 is made of 2 characters: 价 (6 strokes), 值 (10 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 价值 an HSK word?

Yes. 价值 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 价值 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 价值 is written 價值.

What is the difference between 价值 and 值得?

价值 is a noun meaning value. 值得 (zhídé) is a verb meaning to be worth it, as in 这个电影值得看 (zhège diànyǐng zhídé kàn), this movie is worth watching.

Can I say 很价值 to mean very valuable?

No. 价值 is a noun, so you need 有 before it: 很有价值 (hěn yǒu jiàzhí). Saying 很价值 sounds wrong to native speakers.

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