<p>值得 (zhíde) means &quot;to be worth&quot; doing something, and is often placed before a verb or a verb phrase. Note that it is used to describe whether an action is worth it and cannot be used to state that something is worth a certain monetary value. For that 值 must be used on its own.</p>
<h2 id="值得-as-an-adverb">值得 as an Adverb</h2>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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<p>值得 + Verb / [Verb Phrase]</p>
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<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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<li>雷锋 助人为乐 的 精神 <em>值得</em> 我们 学习。<span class="trans">The spirit of altruism merits some study.</span></li>
<li>巴金 的 散文 很 <em>值得</em> 一看。<span class="trans"> Ba Jin's prose deserves a look.</span></li>
<li>这 件 小事 不 <em>值得</em> 你 担心。<span class="trans">This little thing isn't worth your time.</span></li>
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<h2 id="值得-as-an-adjective">值得 as an Adjective</h2>
<p>值得 can also be used as an adjective - on its own, or following a verb phrase.</p>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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<p>([Verb Phrase]) + 值得</p>
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<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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<li><em>值得</em>吗？ <em>值得</em>。<span class="trans">Is it worth it? Yes. It's worth it.</span></li>
<li>上大学(很)<em>值得</em>。<span class="trans">Attending college is worth it.</span></li>
<li>学汉语是<em>值得</em>的。<span class="trans">Studying Chinese is really worth it.</span></li>
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<p>When expressing that something is not worth doing one can say something is either 不值得 or 值不得.</p>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and Further Reading</h2>
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<li><a href="现代汉语八百词" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语八百词</a> (pp.677-678) <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-23&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;asin=B001198GSW&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;creativeASIN=B001198GSW">→buy</a></li>
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