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价值

jiàzhí

value

Usage note

价值表示有用、重要或值多少钱。

jià zhí biǎo shì yǒu yòng 、 zhòng yào huò zhí duō shǎo qián。

价值 means worth, importance, or usefulness.

Context note

价值常用于金钱、学习和判断。

jià zhí cháng yòng yú jīn qián 、 xué xí hé pàn duàn。

It is often used with money, learning, and judgment.

5 examples

这本书很有价值
zhè běn shū hěn yǒu jià zhí。
This book is very valuable.
这个东西没有价值
zhè ge dōng xī méi yǒu jià zhí。
This thing has no value.
学习本身有价值
xué xí běn shēn yǒu jià zhí。
Learning itself has value.
他的建议很有价值
tā de jiàn yì hěn yǒu jià zhí。
His advice is very valuable.
价值不是只看价格。
jià zhí bú shì zhī kàn jià gé。
Value is not judged only by price.

5 mini stories

老师说,知识最有价值
lǎo shī shuō, zhī shi zuì yǒu jià zhí。
The teacher said knowledge is the most valuable.
这件纪念品对他很有价值
zhè jiàn jì niàn pǐn duì tā hěn yǒu jià zhí。
This souvenir is very valuable to him.
他开始思考人生价值
tā kāi shǐ sī kǎo rén shēng jià zhí。
He began to think about the value of life.
价值高的东西不一定很贵。
jià zhí gāo de dōng xī bù yí dìng hěn guì。
Things with high value are not necessarily expensive.
大家讨论了这本书的价值
dà jiā tǎo lùn le zhè běn shū de jià zhí。
Everyone discussed the value of this book.

Mini dialogue

礼物的价值

A
这个礼物很贵吗?
Zhège lǐwù hěn guì ma?
Is this gift very expensive?
B
不贵,但它的价值是朋友的心意。
Bú guì, dàn tā de jiàzhí shì péngyou de xīnyì.
Not expensive, but its value is the friend's thoughtfulness.

书的价值

A
你为什么喜欢这本书?
Nǐ wèishénme xǐhuān zhè běn shū?
Why do you like this book?
B
因为它很有价值,教会我很多知识。
Yīnwèi tā hěn yǒu jiàzhí, jiāo huì wǒ hěn duō zhīshi.
Because it's very valuable, it teaches me a lot of knowledge.

Related words and contrasts

related
价格
jià gé
price

Monetary cost, distinct from abstract value.

related
宝贵
bǎo guì
precious; valuable

Adjective describing high value.

related
有用
yǒu yòng
useful

Practical value.

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