值得
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
值得 (zhíde) · to be worth
值得 (zhíde) means “to be worth; to deserve”. It is written with 2 characters: 值 (to be worth) + 得 (to get). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 值得 is built
The characters
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)
得 dé · to get
What 得 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: A hand 寸 grabbing a shell 旦 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这本书值得一读。Zhè běn shū zhíde yī dú.This book is worth reading.
这个地方值得去吗？Zhège dìfang zhíde qù ma?Is this place worth visiting?
Questions about 值得
What does 值得 mean?
值得 (zhíde) means “to be worth; to deserve”.
How do you pronounce 值得?
值得 is pronounced zhíde.
Which HSK level is 值得?
值得 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 价值jiàzhívalue
- 值班zhíbānto be on duty
- 值zhíto be worth
- 得到dédàoto get
- 记得jìdeto remember
- 觉得juédeto feel
- 得出déchūto reach (a result)
- 懂得dǒngdeto understand
- 取得qǔdéto get
- 不得不bùdébùto have to
Learn 值得 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.