价值连城

價值連城
jiàzhí-liánchéng
idiom #17,594

Meanings

  1. 1 invaluable
  2. 2 priceless
  3. 3 worth a string of cities

Characters

Literally "value-connecting-cities" - so valuable it's worth a string of cities.

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè fú huà jiàzhí-liánchéng.
This painting is priceless.
HSK 7-9
Bówùguǎn lǐ shōucáng le xǔduō jiàzhí-liánchéng de wénwù.
The museum houses many priceless cultural relics.

Tips

history
This idiom comes from the story of the He Shi Bi (和氏璧), a legendary jade disc so precious that the King of Qin offered fifteen cities in exchange for it. Hence 价值连城 - "worth a row of cities."

Stroke Order

jià
zhí
lián
chéng