值

zhí

noun/verb HSK 3 #1,788

Meanings

Combines 亻(person) with 直 (straight) — a person standing upright on duty, or the upright worth of something.

Zhège dōngxi bù zhí zhème duō qián.

This thing is not worth that much money.

Jīntiān shéi zhíbān?

Who is on duty today?

Zhè cì lǚxíng hěn zhí.

This trip was really worth it.

usage

值 in colloquial Chinese can mean 'worth it': 很值 (totally worth it), 不值 (not worth it). 值班 means 'to be on duty/shift'.

值 zhí