值得 zhí de worth the money / to merit / to deserve / to be worth (doing sth) syn 不足齿数 不足齒數 bù zú chǐ shù not worth mentioning / not worth considering 听说 聽說 tīng shuō to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) / hearsay / listening and speaking syn 听力 聽力 tīng lì hearing / listening ability 不依不饶 不依不饒 bù yī bù ráo not to overlook, nor spare (idiom) / unwilling to forgive / to treat severely without listening to excuses 偏听偏信 偏聽偏信 piān tīng piān xìn selective listening / to hear what one wants to hear syn 听力理解 聽力理解 tīng lì lǐ jiě listening comprehension 试听 試聽 shì tīng audition / to give sb an audition / to check by listening 选听 選聽 xuǎn tīng selective listening (linguistics) 开小会 開小會 kāi xiǎo huì to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture) 潜听哨 潛聽哨 listening post 听音哨 聽音哨 listening post 听君一席话，胜读十年书 聽君一席話，勝讀十年書 tīng jūn yī xí huà , shèng dú shí nián shū listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb) 听说读写 聽說讀寫 tīng shuō dú xiě listening, speaking, reading and writing (language skills) 价值 價值 jià zhí value / worth / fig. values (ethical, cultural etc) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 不足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn 超值 chāo zhí to be well worth the money one pays (for it) / to be great value 不屑 bù xiè to disdain to do sth / to think sth not worth doing / to feel it beneath one's dignity syn 身价 身價 shēn jià social status / price of a slave / price of a person (a sportsman etc) / worth / value (of stocks, valuables etc) syn 不值 bù zhí not worth syn 净值 淨值 jìng zhí net value / net worth 何苦 hé kǔ why bother? / is it worth the trouble? syn 赏识 賞識 shǎng shí to appreciate / to recognize the worth of sth / appreciation syn 可看 kě kàn worth seeing 说不上 說不上 shuō bu shàng to be unable to say or tell / to not be worth mentioning syn 可取 kě qǔ desirable / worth having / (of a suggestion etc) commendable / worthy syn 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 耐人寻味 耐人尋味 nài rén xún wèi thought-provoking / worth thinking over / to provide food for thought syn 鸡肋 雞肋 jī lèi chicken ribs / sth of little value or interest / sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant to give up / to be physically weak 看头 看頭 kàn tou qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading) syn 不划算 bù huá suàn it isn't worth it / not cost-effective / not profitable / too expensive 功亏一篑 功虧一簣 gōng kuī yī kuì lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful / to fail through lack of a final effort / to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) syn 大有可为 大有可為 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom) / well worth doing syn 耐看 nài kàn able to withstand careful appreciation / well worth a second look 划不来 划不來 huá bu lái not worth it syn 一诺千金 一諾千金 yī nuò qiān jīn a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept syn 够本 夠本 gòu běn to break even / to get one's money's worth syn 冤枉路 yuān wang lù pointless trip / not worth the trip 孙思邈 孫思邈 sūn sī miǎo Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold 千金要方[Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1] 一钱不值 一錢不值 yī qián bù zhí not worth a penny / utterly worthless syn 不足挂齿 不足掛齒 bù zú guà chǐ not worth mentioning (idiom) syn 奇货可居 奇貨可居 qí huò kě jū rare commodity worth hoarding / object for profiteering syn 划得来 划得來 huá de lái worth it / it pays to syn 上算 shàng suàn to be worthwhile / to be worth it syn 值 zhí value / (to be) worth / to happen to / to be on duty syn 浪子回头金不换 浪子回頭金不換 làng zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom) syn 千金方 qiān jīn fāng Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3] 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued syn 一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom) / words of enormous weight syn 一言千金 yī yán qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / valuable advice / words of enormous weight 卑卑不足道 bēi bēi bù zú dào to be too petty or insignificant to mention / to not be worth mentioning (idiom) 知遇之恩 zhī yù zhī ēn lit. the kindness of recognizing sb's worth and employing him (idiom) / patronage / protection 百听不厌 百聽不厭 bǎi tīng bù yàn worth hearing a hundred times 值得庆幸 值得慶幸 zhí de qìng xìng auspicious / worth celebrating / worthy of congratulations 值得注意的是 zhí de zhù yì de shì it's worth noting that... 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰 yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying) / fig. time is precious 不足道 bù zú dào inconsiderable / of no consequence / not worth mentioning syn 何苦呢 hé kǔ ne why bother? / is it worth the trouble? 保得住 bǎo de zhù worth keeping 值得品味 zhí de pǐn wèi worth tasting / you should try it 千金一诺 千金一諾 qiān jīn yī nuò a promise worth one thousand in gold (idiom) / a promise that must be kept 千金要方 qiān jīn yào fāng Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3] 卑不足道 bēi bù zú dào not worth mentioning 好故事百听不厌 好故事百聽不厭 hǎo gù shi bǎi tīng bù yàn The story is so good it's worth hearing a hundred times. / One never tires of hearing good new. 好饭不怕晚 好飯不怕晚 hǎo fàn bù pà wǎn the meal is remembered long after the wait is forgotten / the good things in life are worth waiting for 发奋有为 發奮有為 fā fèn yǒu wéi to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom) 高资产净值个人 gāo zī chǎn jìng zhí gè rén high-net-worth individual 净值变化 jìng zhí biàn huà changes in net worth 不足为道 不足為道 bù zú wéi dào to be not worth mentioning 值得一提 zhí de yī tí to be worth mentioning 食之无味，弃之可惜 食之無味，棄之可惜 shí zhī wú wèi , qì zhī kě xī lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) / fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them 没搞头 沒搞頭 méi gǎo tou (coll.) not worth bothering with / pointless 可读 可讀 kě dú enjoyable to read / worth reading / readable / able to be read / legible / readable 含金量 hán jīn liàng gold content / (fig.) value / worth 物超所值 wù chāo suǒ zhí (of a product, service etc) worth more than the cost / great value for the money spent 认鸡作凤 認雞作鳳 rèn jī - zuò fèng lit. to mistake a chicken for a phoenix (idiom) / fig. to overestimate sth's worth 