值 zhí price
price; value; worth
How to remember 值: 亻 person + 直 straight = price. The person at the antique stall looks her straight in the eye and names a price that makes her laugh.
Component breakdown
值 = 亻 person + 直 straight
- 亻 person
- 直 straight
- 十 ten
- 目 eye
The person at the antique stall looks her straight in the eye and names a price that makes her laugh.
How it is used
- To be worth, and value - 值得 (zhíde) be worth (doing), 价值 (jiàzhí) value, 值钱 (zhíqián) valuable.
- 值得 takes a verb: 值得一看 (zhíde yí kàn) worth a look; 不值得 not worth it.
- Also 'to be on duty': 值班 (zhíbān) work a shift; 充值 (chōngzhí) top up / recharge.
Words with 值
- 值得zhídebe worthHSK 4
- 价值jiàzhívalueHSK 5
- 充值chōngzhíto recharge (money onto a card)HSK 5
- 值班zhíbānto work a shiftHSK 6
- 价值观jiàzhíguānvalue systemHSK 7
- 值钱zhíqiánvaluableHSK 7
- 增值zēngzhíto appreciate (financially)HSK 7
- 市值shìzhímarket capitalizationHSK 7
- 产值chǎnzhívalue of outputHSK 8
- 升值shēngzhíto rise in valueHSK 8
- 贬值biǎnzhíto become devaluatedHSK 9
Example sentences
- 这枚钻戒值得收藏。 Zhè méi zuànjiè zhíde shōucáng.This diamond ring is worth collecting.