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

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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̍t-tet
  - Hakka Romanization System: ciid ded^ˋ
  - 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

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

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

Adjective

值得

worthwhile

Synonyms

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值得過／值得过 (Hakka)
價值／价值 (gê³ dag⁸) (Teochew, Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
划得來 (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