价值
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
价值 (jiàzhí) · value
价值 (jiàzhí) means “value; worth”. It is written with 2 characters: 价 (price) + 值 (to be worth). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 价值 is built
The characters
价 jià · price
What 价 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 介jiè — agent
- 人rén — person
值 zhí · to be worth
What 值 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 直 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这本书很有价值。Zhè běn shū hěn yǒu jiàzhí.This book is very valuable.
这张画的价值是多少？Zhè zhāng huà de jiàzhí shì duōshao?What is this painting worth?
Questions about 价值
What does 价值 mean?
价值 (jiàzhí) means “value; worth”.
How do you pronounce 价值?
价值 is pronounced jiàzhí.
Which HSK level is 价值?
价值 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 价格jiàgéprice
- 价钱jiàqianprice
- 票价piàojiàticket price
- 评价píngjiàto evaluate
- 高价gāojiàhigh price
- 降价jiàngjiàto cut prices
- 特价tèjiàspecial price
- 讨价还价tǎojiàhuánjiàto bargain
- 代价dàijiàprice
- 物美价廉wùměijiàliángood and cheap
Learn 价值 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.