How to say “value” in Chinese

价值
jiàzhí

value, worth

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Economy”

“Value” in Chinese is 价值, jià zhí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

价值 is read jià zhí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jià — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
zhí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

价
jià — price

On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 介 jiè — as in 界 jiè.

值
zhí — be worth; value

On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 直 zhí hints at the sound.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “价值”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 价值. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 这本书具有很高的价值zhèběnshūjùyǒuhěngāodejiàzhíThis book is of great value.

More words from the lesson “Exchange rate, gold, insurance”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “value” in Chinese?

“Value” in Chinese is 价值, pinyin jiàzhí.

What does 价值 mean?

价值 (jiàzhí) means “value, worth”.

How do you write 价值?

价值 is 2 characters: 价 (jià) — price; 值 (zhí) — be worth; value. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 价值?

价值 is read jiàzhí. Tones: jià — fourth tone, zhí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“value” in the lesson “Exchange rate, gold, insurance”

This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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