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值得 (zhíde) means "to be worth" 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.
  
==值得 as an Adverb==

===Structure===

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值得 + Verb / [Verb Phrase]
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===Examples===
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* 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>
* 巴金 的 散文 很 <em>值得</em> 一看。<span class="trans"> Ba Jin's prose deserves a look.</span>
* 这 件 小事 不 <em>值得</em> 你 担心。<span class="trans">This little thing isn't worth your time.</span>
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==值得 as an Adjective==

值得 can also be used as an adjective - on its own, or following a verb phrase. 

===Structure===

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([Verb Phrase]) + 值得
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===Examples===

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*<em>值得</em>吗？ <em>值得</em>。<span class="trans">Is it worth it? Yes. It's worth it.</span>
*上大学(很)<em>值得</em>。<span class="trans">Attending college is worth it.</span>
*学汉语是<em>值得</em>的。<span class="trans">Studying Chinese is really worth it.</span>
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When expressing that something is not worth doing one can say something is either 不值得 or 值不得.

==See also==

==Sources and Further Reading==
* [[现代汉语八百词]] (pp.677-678) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001198GSW&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001198GSW →buy]

[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
[[Category: Verbs]]
{{Basic Grammar|值得|B2|值得 + Verb|这个 想法 不错 ， <em>值得</em> 考虑 。|grammar point|ASGGJA6A}}
{{POS|Verbs}}
{{Used for| Expressing quality}}
{{Subprop|Verb phrases}}