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zhí Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhí | zhi2
English translation
value
(to be) worth
to happen to
to be on duty
price, value, worth

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About zhí

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

zhí

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

person

Etymology of zhí

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻直

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

Zhí

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and Zhí represents the sound.

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Example sentences using zhí

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zhè zhǐ 手表 shǒubiǎo 价值 jiàzhí 80 Yuán 左右 zuǒyòu .

The watch is worth about eighty yuan.

确实 quèshí 值得 zhíde duì 那么 nà me hǎo .

He didn't really deserve ( that ) she should be so kind to him.

zhè 增加 zēngjiā le zhè 本书 de 价值 jiàzhí .

This lesson adds to the value of the book.

wéi 能力 nénglì chā de 孩子 háizi 工作 gōngzuò 觉得 juéde shì 非常 fēicháng 值得 zhíde de .

I found it immensely rewarding working with the less able children.

zài duì 价值观 jià zhí guān de 熟悉 shúxī shǎng , kān 荣誉 róngyù 荣耀 róng yào .

My view on inclines to reputation and honor.

Words with zhí

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
值得 zhíde to be worth值得 zhíde
价值 jiàzhí value價值
zhí value zhí
值钱 zhí qián valuable值錢
值班 zhíbān on duty值班 zhíbān
升值 shēng zhí to rise in value昇值
价值观 jià zhí guān system of values價值觀
增值 zēng zhí to increase in value增值 zēng zhí
产值 chǎn zhí value of output產值
净值 jìng zhí net value淨值
有价值 yǒu jià zhí valuable有價值
数值 shù zhí numerical value數值
正值 zhèng zhí honest正值 zhèng zhí
总值 zǒng zhí total value總值
总产值 zǒng chǎn zhí gross product總產值
充值 chōng zhí to recharge (money onto a card)充值 chōng zhí
贬值 biǎn zhí to devaluate貶值
不值得 bù zhí de unworthy不值得 bù zhí de
面值 miàn zhí face value面值 miàn zhí
增值税 zēng zhí shuì value-added tax (VAT)增值稅
峰值 fēng zhí peak value峰值 fēng zhí
附加值 fù jiā zhí added-value (accountancy)附加值 fù jiā zhí
国内生产总值 guó nèi shēng chǎn zǒng zhí gross domestic product (GDP)國內生產總值
充值卡 chōng zhí kǎ rechargeable card充值卡 chōng zhí kǎ

zhí Decomposition & Compounds

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zhí Decomposition

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