值 meaning in English

zhí

value; (to be) worth

HSK 3verb10 strokes

Meaning of 值

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhí

value
(to be) worth
to happen to
to be on duty

How to use 值

On its own, 值 often means "to be worth" a price, and it appears in common words like 值得 (zhídé, worth it), 价值 (jiàzhí, value) and 值班 (zhíbān, to be on duty). Example: 这本书值五十块钱。(Zhè běn shū zhí wǔshí kuài qián.) This book is worth fifty yuan.

值 has the person radical 亻 on the left and 直 (zhí, straight) on the right, which also gives the sound. Picture a person standing up straight to show what they are worth.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 值 with 植 (zhí, to plant) and 置 (zhì, to place), since all three share 直. Remember that 值 has the person radical 亻, and 置 has a different tone, fourth instead of second.

值 in example sentences

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

这zhè个ge问wèn题tí是shì值zhí得de讨tǎo论lùn的de。

This problem is worth discussing.

我wǒ觉jué得de这zhè本běn书shū值zhí得de一yī读dú。

I think this book is worth reading.

这zhè音yīn乐yuè值zhí得de听tīng许xǔ多duō次cì。

That music is worth listening to many times.

这zhè是shì本běn值zhí得de一yī看kàn的de书shū。

This is a book to read.

我wǒ觉jué得de这zhè部bù电diàn影yǐng值zhí得de一yī看kàn再zài看kàn。

I think it is worthwhile to see this film twice.

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值 zhí · value · 10 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 值.

值得	zhídé	worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
价值	jiàzhí	value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values
值班	zhíbān	to work a shift; on duty
不值	bùzhí	not worth
升值	shēngzhí	to rise in value; to appreciate
增值	zēngzhí	to appreciate (financially); to increase in value
值钱	zhíqián	valuable; costly
价值观	jiàzhíguān	value system; personal or cultural values
贬值	biǎnzhí	to become devaluated; to devaluate
产值	chǎnzhí	value of output; output value
一文不值	yīwénbùzhí	worthless (idiom); no use whatsoever
不值钱	bùzhíqián	of little value

Questions about 值

What does 值 mean?

值 (zhí) means "value; (to be) worth" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 值?

值 is made of 1 character: 值 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 值 an HSK word?

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

What is the difference between 值 and 值得?

值 is usually followed by a price or amount, as in 值一百块 (worth 100 kuai). 值得 is followed by an action or used alone to say something deserves effort, as in 值得一看 (zhídé yí kàn, worth seeing).

How do you say something is not worth it?

You can say 不值 (bùzhí) or 不值得 (bù zhídé). For example, 这么贵，不值。(Zhème guì, bù zhí.) It is so expensive, it is not worth it.