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    Expressing "worth doing" with 值得 (zhídé) in compound forms

    HSK 4
    Degree & Intensity
    Description & Modification

    Structure

    值得 + Verb/Adjective

    Explanation

    When 值得 (zhídé) appears as a bound element within compound expressions, it retains its core meaning of "worthwhile" or "deserving." In these forms it combines with other elements to create set phrases or more formal expressions. This usage is especially common in written Chinese and formal speech.

    Examples

    • 这是一个值得纪念的日子。

      Zhè shì yī gè zhídé jìniàn de rìzi.

      This is a day worth commemorating.

    • 他提出了很多值得关注的问题。

      Tā tíchū le hěn duō zhídé guānzhù de wèntí.

      He raised many issues worthy of attention.

    • 这本书有不少值得深思的观点。

      Zhè běn shū yǒu bù shǎo zhídé shēnsī de guāndiǎn.

      This book has quite a few viewpoints worth pondering deeply.

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