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值钱 (值錢)
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

值钱 [zhíqián]
  1. 1. costly; valuable
    这张画值钱
    This is a valuable painting.
    这些邮票不值钱
    These stamps are worthless.

Examples

他家有个祖传的翡翠扳指儿,很值钱
He has a jadeite ring passed down from his ancestors. It is worth a lot of money now.
他把家里值钱的东西都当当了。
He has pawned all the valuable things in the house.
别再倒弄那些不值钱的东西了。
Stop dealing in things without value.
这扇屏风是机绣的,虽然精美但不是很值钱
This screen was embroidered by machine, it's exquisite but not valuable.
这件艺术品的刻工十分精美,难怪会这么值钱
This engraving of artistic work is sublime. No wonder it is so expensive.
过去家里穷,值钱的东西都押当了。
We were poor in the past. Anything which worthes a little was pawned.
这台缝纫机曾是家里最值钱的物件。
This sewing machine used to be the most valuable object in our family.
为了还债,他把值钱的东西都变卖了。
值钱的都卖出去抵账了,窟窿还没填上

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