be worth it; be necessary
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be worth it; to be worthwhile; to be necessary (often in rhetorical questions)
informalUsed primarily in spoken Chinese, often to question the necessity or worth of an action. The negative form is '犯不着' (fàn bù zháo).
Wèi为
zhè这
me么
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
fàn～
de再
zháo去
zài麻
qù烦
má人
fan吗
？
Is it really worth troubling someone again over such a trivial matter?
Gēn跟
tā他
shēng生
qì气
，
nǐ你
fàn犯
de得
zháo着
ma吗
？
Is it worth getting angry at him?
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Wèi为
le了
shěng省
shí十
kuài块
qián钱
pǎo跑
nà那
me么
yuǎn远
，
fàn犯
de得
zháo着
ma吗
？
Is it necessary to go that far just to save ten dollars?
Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
wèn问
tí题
，
fàn犯
de得
zháo着
dà大
dòng动
gān干
gē戈
ma吗
？
Is it worth making such a big fuss over this minor issue?