How to Say ‘Whether it's worth it’ in Simplified Chinese
值不值得
zhí bù zhí dé
[jr bu jr duh]
💬 Usage Tip: [值不值得] is a very common Chinese way to say 'whether something is worth it': verb + [不] + same verb. You can reuse it with other verbs, like [去不去得] doesn't work, but [要不要] and [能不能] follow the same idea of asking between two possibilities.
Phrase Breakdown
值不值得
zhí bù zhí dé
[jr bu jr duh]
whether someone is worth it
A phrase meaning whether something or someone is worth the effort, time, or attention.
聊不聊下去，要看值不值得。
Whether to keep chatting depends on whether it’s worth it.
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