值得一提的是 (zhí dé yì tí de shì) — (fixed phrase) it is worth mentioning that

Definition

A fixed written phrase that opens a sentence to flag something the writer considers noteworthy. Unlike 重要的是 ('the important thing is'), this one doesn't rank the point as the key message — it just draws attention to an aside.

verb
(fixed phrase) it is worth mentioning that

Examples

  • 值得一提的是，。
    zhí dé yì tí de shì, Zhè cì kǎo shì tā kǎo le dì yī míng.
    It is worth mentioning that he got first place in this exam.
  • 值得一提的是，。
    zhí dé yì tí de shì, Zhè jiā cān tīng de cài fēi cháng hǎo chī.
    It is worth mentioning that the food at this restaurant is very delicious.
  • 值得一提的是，。
    zhí dé yì tí de shì, Tā bù jǐn cōng ming ér qiě hěn nǔ lì.
    It is worth mentioning that she is not only smart but also very hardworking.

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.

Open 值 →

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.

Open 得 →

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.

Open 一 →

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.

Open 提 →

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
白白báiwhite
Sound part声符shēngfú
勺
勺sháo的de
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

的 pairs 白, related to white or brightness, with 勺, which gives a clue to the sound. Its older form 旳 meant bright.

Open 的 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 是 →

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