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值

zhí

HSK 4 Character

What 值 means

1. value
2. (to be) worth
3. to happen to
4. to be on duty

Example sentences

• 今天谁值班？
  Jīntiān shéi zhíbān?
  Who's on duty today?
• 我正在值班。
  Wǒ zhèngzài zhíbān.
  I am on duty now.
• 你几点值班?
  What time are you going on duty?
• 不值得去记。
  It's not worth remembering.
• 它值得一试。
  It's worth a try.
• 那值得考虑。
  That is worth considering.

Words starting with 值

• 值得zhí deworth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
• 值班zhí bānto work a shift; on duty
• 值钱zhí qiánvaluable; costly; expensive
• 值日zhí rìon day duty
• 值域zhí yùimage (or range) of a function (math.)
• 值星zhí xīng(of army officers) to be on duty for the week
• 值机zhí jīto check in (for a flight)
• 值此zhí cǐon this (occasion); at this time when ...; on this occasion
• 值当zhí dang(colloquial) worth it; worthwhile
• 值日生zhí rì shēngstudent on duty; prefect
• 值守zhí shǒu(of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things; to keep watch
• 值宿zhí sùon night duty
• 值遇zhí yùto meet with; to bump into
• 值夜zhí yèon night duty
• 值得一提zhí de yī títo be worth mentioning
• 值勤zhí qínvariant of 执勤

Words containing 值

• 价值jià zhívalue; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values
• 升值shēng zhíto rise in value; to appreciate
• 价值观jià zhí guānvalue system; personal or cultural values
• 有价值yǒu jià zhívaluable
• 正值zhèng zhíjust at the time of; honest; upright
• 贬值biǎn zhíto become devaluated; to devaluate; to depreciate
• 增值zēng zhíto appreciate (financially); to increase in value; value-added (accountancy)
• 生产总值shēng chǎn zǒng zhígross domestic production (GDP); total output value
• 增值税zēng zhí shuìvalue-added tax (VAT)
• 面值miàn zhíface value; par value
• 产值chǎn zhívalue of output; output value
• 数值shù zhínumerical value
• 市值shì zhímarket capitalization; market value
• 总产值zǒng chǎn zhígross product; total output
• 总值zǒng zhítotal value
• 期望值qī wàng zhíexpectations; (math) expected value
• 等值děng zhíof equal value
• 保值bǎo zhíto preserve value; to protect against depreciation
• 附加值fù jiā zhíadded-value (accountancy)
• 增加值zēng jiā zhívalue added (accountancy)
• 币值bì zhívalue of a currency
• 平均值píng jūn zhíaverage value
• 净值jìng zhínet value; net worth
• 价值连城jià zhí lián chénginvaluable; priceless

Characters built on 直

These share the phonetic component 直 (zhí), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 置zhìto install; to place; to put
• 殖zhíto grow; to reproduce
• 植zhíto plant
• 埴zhísoil with large clay content
• 稙zhíearly-planted crop

Characters that look like 值

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 恢huī(bound form) vast; expansive; (bound form) to restore; to recover
• 追zhuīto chase; to pursue; to look into
• 悟wùto comprehend; to apprehend; to become aware
• 倩qiànpretty; winsome; to ask for sb's help
• 洼wādepression; low-lying area; low-lying; sunken
• 俟qíused in 万俟

Sounds the same

Read zhí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 职office; duty
• 植to plant
• 直straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable
• 执to execute (a plan); to grasp
• 殖to grow; to reproduce
• 侄brother's son; nephew
• 跖metatarsus; (literary) sole of the foot; (literary) to tread on
• 踯used in 踯躅
• 埴soil with large clay content
• 秷sound of reaping
• 摭pick up; to select
• 稙early-planted crop