Usage note
值表示有某种价值，也可表示值班。
zhí biǎo shì yǒu mǒu zhǒng jià zhí， yě kě biǎo shì zhí bān。
值 means to be worth something, and can also mean on duty.
Context note
值常用于价值、时间和班次。
zhí cháng yòng yú jià zhí 、 shí jiān hé bān cì。
Value is often used with worth, time, and shifts.
5 examples
这本书很值。
zhè běn shū hěn zhí。
This book is worth it.
值多少钱？
zhí duō shǎo qián？
How much is it worth?
今天我值班。
jīn tiān wǒ zhí bān。
I am on duty today.
这件事不值得担心。
zhè jiàn shì bù zhí dé dān xīn。
This matter is not worth worrying about.
它值这个价。
tā zhí zhè ge jià。
It is worth this price.
5 mini stories
这次旅行很值。
zhè cì lǚ xíng hěn zhí。
This trip is worth it.
老师说努力学习很值。
lǎo shī shuō nǔ lì xué xí hěn zhí。
The teacher said hard study is worth it.
他今天晚上要值班。
tā jīn tiān wǎn shàng yào zhí bān。
He has to be on duty tonight.
这个礼物很值钱。
zhè ge lǐ wù hěn zhí qián。
This gift is very valuable.
值不值得，要先想清楚。
zhí bu zhí dé， yào xiān xiǎng qīng chǔ。
Whether it is worth it needs careful thought first.
Mini dialogue
值得看吗
A
这本新书值得看吗？
Zhè běn xīn shū zhídé kàn ma?
Is this new book worth reading?
B
非常值得，里面的故事特别有趣。
Fēicháng zhídé, lǐmiàn de gùshì tèbié yǒuqù.
It's very worth it, the stories inside are especially interesting.
努力很值
A
每天练习写字很辛苦吧？
Měitiān liànxí xiězì hěn xīnkǔ ba?
It's hard work practicing writing every day, right?
B
辛苦，但是看到进步就觉得努力很值。
Xīnkǔ, dànshì kàn dào jìnbù jiù juéde nǔlì hěn zhí.
It is, but when I see progress I feel the effort is worth it.
Related words and contrasts
similar
值得
zhídé
to be worth; worthwhile
值 is often used in 值得, meaning something is worth doing.
opposite
浪费
làngfèi
to waste
值 means something is worth it, while 浪费 means to waste.