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值得一提 (zhí dé yì tí) — be worth mentioning; be worth noting

Definition

A fixed phrase meaning 'be worth mentioning' — typically followed by 的 introducing a noteworthy point (值得一提的是…). Often negated as 不值得一提 to dismiss something as trivial.

verb
be worth mentioningbe worth noting

Examples

  • ，值得一提。
    Zhè ge xì jié suī rán xiǎo, dàn hěn zhí dé yì tí.
    This detail is small, but it's worth mentioning.
  • ，。
    zhí dé yì tí De shì, tā yòng le shí nián shí jiān wán chéng le zhè běn shū.
    It is worth noting that he spent ten years finishing this book.
  • 值得一提。
    Zhè cì huì yì de jié guǒ shí zài bù zhí dé yì tí.
    The outcome of this meeting is really not worth mentioning.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
直
直zhí值zhí
Same sound today

值 is made from 亻 (written in full as 人, a person) and 直, with 直 giving the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
是
是shì提tí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

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