Chinese

值得

/ʈ͡ʂɻ̩³⁵ tɤ³⁵/
to be worth; to merit; to deserve; to be worthy of
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese值 “price”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese直 “straight; linear; undeviating”
      • ideaChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
      • ideaChinese丨 “To connect vertically; to pass through from top to bottom.”
  • characterChinese得 “to get; to obtain; to gain, to acquire”

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