值得

Chinese

		value; (to be) worth; to happen	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to
simp. and trad. (值得)		值	得

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhídé, zhíde

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄉㄜˊ, ㄓˊ ˙ㄉㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ dak¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̍t-tet

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ced⁶ dêd⁵

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ta̍t-tit

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dag⁸ dig⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhídé
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄉㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhdé
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-tê²
    • Yale: jŕ-dé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrder
    • Palladius: чжидэ (čžidɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tɤ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhíde
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ˙ㄉㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhde̊
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-tê⁵
    • Yale: jŕ-de
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyr.de
    • Palladius: чжидэ (čžidɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ d̥ə³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ dak¹
    • Yale: jihk dāk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ dak⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ deg¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² tɐk̚⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̍t-tet
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciid ded`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cid⁶ ded⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ tet̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ced⁶ dêd⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰət̚⁵ tɛt̚¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ta̍t-tit
    • Tâi-lô: ta̍t-tit
    • Phofsit Daibuun: daddid
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tat̚⁴⁻³² tit̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tat̚²⁴⁻² tit̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tit̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tat̚⁴⁻³² tit̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tat̚⁴⁻³² tit̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dag⁸ dig⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ta̍k tik
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tak̚⁴⁻² tik̚²/

Verb

值得

1. to be worth; to merit; to deserve; to be worthy of

   值得一看  ―  zhídé yī kàn  ―  to be worth seeing

   值得商榷  ―  zhídé shāngquè  ―  to be worth discussing

   值得斟酌  ―  zhídé zhēnzhuó  ―  to be worth thinking about

   值得信賴的品牌／值得信赖的品牌  ―  zhídé xìnlài de pǐnpái  ―  trusted brand

   值得高度讚揚／值得高度赞扬  ―  zhídé gāodù zànyáng  ―  to be worthy of high praise

   一本值得一讀的書 [MSC, trad.]
   一本值得一读的书 [MSC, simp.]

   yī běn zhídé yī dú de shū [Pinyin]

   a book that is worth reading

   值得借鑑的經驗／值得借鉴的经验  ―  zhídé jièjiàn de jīngyàn  ―  experiences worth learning from

   今天是一個值得紀念的日子。 [MSC, trad.]
   今天是一个值得纪念的日子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jīntiān shì yīge zhídé jìniàn de rìzi. [Pinyin]

   Today is a day worth commemorating.

Synonyms

• 值當／值当 (zhídàng) (Mandarin, colloquial, including Jin)
• 犯 (fàn)
• 耐 (literary)
• 足 (literary, or in compounds)

 

Adjective

值得

1. worthwhile

Synonyms

• 值得過／值得过 (Hakka)
• 價值／价值 (Teochew, Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 划得來／划得来 (huádelái)
• 划算 (huásuàn)
• 會值得／会值得 (Hokkien)
• 會行得／会行得 (Hokkien)
• 算會和／算会和 (Taiwanese Hokkien)

 

Derived terms

• 不值得 (bùzhídé)
• 值得一提 (zhídéyītí)
• 死皇帝毋值得活乞食