价 值 jià zhí value / worth / fig. values (ethical, cultural etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] 身 价 shēn jià social status / price of a slave / price of a person (a sportsman etc) / worth / value (of stocks, valuables etc) 值 value / (to be) worth / to happen to / to be on duty 不 足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not 值 得 zhí de to be worth / to deserve 不 屑 bù xiè to disdain to do sth / to think sth not worth doing / to feel it beneath one's dignity 不 值 bù zhí not worth 净 值 jìng zhí net value / net worth 何 苦 hé kǔ why bother? / is it worth the trouble? 赏 识 shǎng shí to appreciate / to recognize the worth of sth / appreciation 可 看 kě kàn worth seeing 说 不 上 shuō bu shàng to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning 可 取 kě qǔ acceptable / desirable / worth having 低 档 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior 耐 人 寻 味 nài rén xún wèi thought-provoking / worth thinking over / to provide food for thought 鸡 肋 jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak 看 头 kàn tou qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading) 不 划 算 bù huá suàn it isn't worth it / not cost-effective / not profitable / too expensive 功 亏 一 篑 gōng kuī yī kuì lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful / to fail through lack of a final effort / to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) 大 有 可 为 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom) / well worth doing 耐 看 nài kàn able to withstand careful appreciation / well worth a second look 划 不 来 huá bu lái not worth it 一 诺 千 金 yī nuò qiān jīn a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept 够 本 gòu běn to break even / to get one's money's worth 冤 枉 路 yuān wang lù pointless trip / not worth the trip 孙 思 邈 Sūn Sī miǎo Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold 千金要方[Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1] 一 钱 不 值 yī qián bù zhí not worth a penny / utterly worthless 不 足 挂 齿 bù zú guà chǐ not worth mentioning (idiom) 奇 货 可 居 qí huò kě jū rare commodity worth hoarding / object for profiteering 划 得 来 huá de lái worth it / it pays to 上 算 shàng suàn to be worthwhile / to be worth it 浪 子 回 头 金 不 换 làng zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold 百 读 不 厌 bǎi dú bù yàn to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom) 千 金 方 Qiān jīn fāng Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3] 一 言 九 鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom) / words of enormous weight 一 字 千 金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued 一 寸 光 阴 一 寸 金 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom) / fig. free time is to be treasured 一 言 千 金 yī yán qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / valuable advice / words of enormous weight 卑 卑 不 足 道 bēi bēi bù zú dào to be too petty or insignificant to mention / to not be worth mentioning (idiom) 不 足 齿 数 bù zú chǐ shù not worth mentioning / not worth considering 知 遇 之 恩 zhī yù zhī ēn lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom) / patronage / protection 值 得 一 提 zhí de yī tí to be worth mentioning 百 听 不 厌 bǎi tīng bù yàn worth hearing a hundred times 值 得 庆 幸 zhí de qìng xìng auspicious / worth celebrating / worthy of congratulations 值 得 注 意 的 是 zhí de zhù yì de shì it's worth noting that... 一 寸 光 阴 一 寸 金 ， 寸 金 难 买 寸 光 阴 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom) / fig. Time is precious and must be treasured. 不 足 道 bù zú dào inconsiderable / of no consequence / not worth mentioning 何 苦 呢 hé kǔ ne why bother? / is it worth the trouble? 保 得 住 bǎo de zhù worth keeping 值 得 品 味 zhí de pǐn wèi worth tasting / you should try it 千 金 一 诺 qiān jīn yī nuò a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept 千 金 要 方 Qiān jīn Yào fāng Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3] 卑 不 足 道 bēi bù zú dào not worth mentioning 受 听 shòu tīng nice to hear / worth listening to 好 故 事 百 听 不 厌 hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times. / One never tires of hearing good new. 好 饭 不 怕 晚 hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten / the good things in life are worth waiting for 发 奋 有 为 fā fèn yǒu wéi to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom) 净 值 变 化 jìng zhí biàn huà changes in net worth 不 足 为 道 bù zú wéi dào to be not worth mentioning 食 之 无 味 ， 弃 之 可 惜 shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) / fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them 没 搞 头 méi gǎo tou (coll.) not worth bothering with / pointless 可 读 kě dú enjoyable to read / worth reading / readable / able to be read / legible / readable
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