值

zhí

HSK 4

值 — zhí

1. value (monetary or abstract)

   这幅画的市场价值很高。 zhèfú huà de shìchǎng jiàzhí hěn gāo — The market value of this painting is high.

2. to be worth; to merit (doing something)

   这辆车值一万美元。 zhèliàng chē zhí yī wànměiyuán — This car is worth $10,000.

3. to happen to; to coincide with (a time or situation)

   恰值春节，他全家团聚。 qiàzhí chūnjié tā quánjiā tuánjù — It happened to be Spring Festival, and his whole family reunited.

4. to be on duty; to work a shift

   今晚我值夜班，早上八点下班。 jīnwǎn wǒ zhíyèbān zǎoshàng bādiǎn xiàbān — I'm on the night shift tonight and finish at 8 a.m.