值得 + Verb (worth doing) · 值得 + Verbo (worth doing)
Evaluate an action before doing it
- A friend recommends a place for a visit.
- 这个地方值得一去。 — The speaker judges visiting it worthwhile.
Evaluate an action before doing it
- A friend recommends a place for a visit.
- this这个area地方to be worth值得一去。 — The speaker judges visiting it worthwhile.
A friend recommends a place for a visit. What does 这个地方值得一去。 communicate?
The speaker judges visiting it worthwhile. 一去 gives a compact action phrase here. Worthwhile is an evaluation, not evidence that the visit already occurred.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 值得 + Verb (worth doing). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
this这(measure word)个place地方worth值得once一go去。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is to be worth值得 + Verb (worth doing). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
this这(measure word)个place地方worth值得once一go去。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Worth a visit: 这个地方 ____ 一去。
值得 + Verb = worth doing: 值得一去. · 值得 + Verbo = worth doing: 值得一去.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 这个地方值得一去。: The speaker judges visiting it worthwhile.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, this这个area地方to be worth值得一去。: The speaker judges visiting it worthwhile.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What is a common shape of this pattern?
值得一看, 值得一试, 值得一去.
Know the boundary
- 一去 gives a compact action phrase here.
- Worthwhile is an evaluation, not evidence that the visit already occurred.
Know the boundary
- 一去 gives a compact action phrase here.
- Worthwhile is an evaluation, not evidence that the visit already occurred.
值得 weighs whether something is worthwhile.
Yes — “worth (the effort)”.
In the opening situation: The speaker judges visiting it worthwhile.
一去 gives a compact action phrase here. Worthwhile is an evaluation, not evidence that the visit already occurred. The speaker judges visiting it worthwhile.
Use the distinction
- The speaker judges visiting it worthwhile.
- 一去 gives a compact action phrase here. Worthwhile is an evaluation, not evidence that the visit already occurred.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.
Use the distinction
- The speaker judges visiting it worthwhile.
- 一去 gives a compact action phrase here. Worthwhile is an evaluation, not evidence that the visit already occurred.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.