<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>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.</p> <h2 id="值得-as-an-adverb">值得 as an Adverb</h2> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>值得 + Verb / [Verb Phrase]</p> </div> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <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> </ul> </div> <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> <div class="jiegou"> <p>([Verb Phrase]) + 值得</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <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> </ul> </div> <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> <ul> <li><a href= "%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D" 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&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001198GSW&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001198GSW"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:_Verbs" title= "wikilink">Category: Verbs</a></p> </body> </html>