值

• 拼音: zhí
• 汉字拆解: 值 = 亻(person) + 直 (straight)

含义

Be worth; value. Used as a verb meaning something is worth a certain price or effort, or as a noun meaning value.

As a verb, 值 indicates that something is worth a certain amount of money or effort. Commonly used in evaluating purchases (这个东西很值) or experiences. Also used in mathematical contexts (数值, numerical value). In casual speech, 值 alone often means 'a good deal' or 'worth it.'

例句

1. 这件衣服很值，质量特别好。
2. 这本书值多少钱？
3. 花时间学一门外语是很值的。

用法指南

语境: shopping, everyday, evaluation

语气: practical

正确说法

• 这个价格很值。(This price is a good deal.)
• 这次旅行非常值。(This trip was very worth it.)

错误说法

• 他值一个好人。(Don't use 值 to describe a person's character — use 是 instead; 值 is for monetary or abstract worth)

起源与历史

Originally written as 値. 亻(person) + 直 (straight). The idea of 'standing upright' extended to 'standing at a post' and then to 'worth, value.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal