"to be worthwhile" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
上算	shàng suàn	to be worthwhile / to be worth it	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
冤枉	yuān wang	to accuse wrongly / to treat unjustly / injustice / wronged / not worthwhile	syn
名堂	míng tang	item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye	syn
划算	huá suàn	to calculate / to weigh (pros and cons) / to view as profitable / worthwhile / value for money / cost-effective	syn
合算	hé suàn	worthwhile / to be a good deal / to be a bargain / to reckon up / to calculate	syn
犯不着犯不著	fàn bu zháo	not worthwhile	syn
目空一切	mù kōng yī qiè	the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom) / arrogant / condescending / supercilious	syn
犯得着犯得著	fàn de zháo	worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile) / also written 犯得上[fan4 de5 shang4]	syn
有意义有意義	yǒu yì yì	to make sense / to have meaning / to have significance / meaningful / significant / worthwhile / important / interesting
不虚此行不虛此行	bù xū cǐ xíng	the trip has not been made in vain / the trip has been well worthwhile / it's been a worthwhile trip
犯得上	fàn de shàng	worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile)	syn
目空四海	mù kōng sì hǎi	the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom) / arrogant / condescending / supercilious
听上去聽上去	tīng shàng qu	to sound (difficult, worthwhile etc) / to seem
搞头搞頭	gǎo tou	(coll.) likelihood of being worthwhile / cf. 有搞頭\|有搞头[you3 gao3 tou5] and 沒搞頭\|没搞头[mei2 gao3 tou5]
有搞头有搞頭	yǒu gǎo tou	(coll.) worthwhile / likely to be fruitful
有所作为有所作為	yǒu suǒ zuò wéi	(idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile / to make a positive contribution	syn
不虚此行不虛此行	bù xū - cǐ xíng	(idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip

The four tones