(zhí dé) - to be worth, deserving in Mandarin
zhídéTraditional: 值得
Translation
to be worth, deserving
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Word origin
值得 (zhídé) 'to be worth' joins 值 (zhí, 'value, worth') and 得 (dé, 'to get, obtain'). 值 is a phono-semantic compound with the 亻(person) radical and 直 (zhí) as phonetic; 得 shows a hand grasping a cowrie shell 贝 on the road 彳, hence 'to obtain'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 值 (zhí, 亻person + 直 phonetic) + 得 (dé, 彳 + hand grasping a shell)
Stroke order
值
得
Examples
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This book is worth reading.
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Your efforts are worth it.
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This film is worth seeing.
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This book is well worth reading.
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His effort deserves our respect.
值得 (zhí dé) means to be worth or deserving.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 4: 值得, 书, 往 and 10 more words.