值得 + Verb (worth doing)

Is it worth visiting?

• A friend asks whether the Forbidden City is worth the long queue.
• former imperial palace故宫gù gōngdegree / adjective linker很hěnis worth值得zhí deto go去qù。 — "The Forbidden City is well worth a visit."

is worth值得zhí de + Verb = worth doing

• A + is worth值得zhí de + Verb = A is worth doing: is worth值得zhí deto see看kàn, is worth值得zhí de一去yī qù, is worth值得zhí deto learn学习xué xí.
• degree / adjective linker很hěn / very非常fēi cháng can go before it: degree / adjective linker很hěnis worth值得zhí de.

this这zhè(measure word)本běnbook书shūis worth值得zhí dea read一看yí kàn。

Worth it or not

• this这个zhè gequestion问题wèn tíis worth值得zhí dewe / us我们wǒ mento discuss讨论tǎo lùn。 — "This question deserves our discussion."
• Negative: over为wèithis这zhèlittle点儿diǎnrmatter小事xiǎo shìget angry生气shēng qì，not不bùis worth值得zhí de。 — "It's not worth getting angry over something so small."

over为wèithis这zhèlittle点儿diǎnrmatter小事xiǎo shìget angry生气shēng qì，not不bùworth it值得zhí de。

The thing comes first

is worth值得zhí de versus is worth值zhí

• is worth值zhí + amount = be worth (money): this这块zhè kuàiwatch手表shǒu biǎois worth值zhí10,000一万yí wànyuan块kuài — "This watch is worth 10,000 yuan."
• is worth值得zhí de + verb = worth doing.

this这块zhè kuàiwatch手表shǒu biǎois worth值zhí10,000一万yí wànyuan块kuài。

Recap

Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.