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价值观

jiàzhíguān

values; value system

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Characters in this word

价 jià

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 介 agent, go-between, intermediary
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

值 zhí

Strokes
10
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 直 straight, vertical
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

观 guān

Strokes
6
Radical
见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of
又 and, also, again, in addition 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 观

Example phrases

  • 一个人的价值观往往会在利益冲突面前显露出来。 Yí ge rén de jiàzhíguān wǎngwǎng huì zài lìyì chōngtū miànqián xiǎnlù chūlái. A person's values often reveal themselves in the face of conflicts of interest.
  • 父母的价值观会深深影响孩子的成长。 Fùmǔ de jiàzhíguān huì shēnshēn yǐngxiǎng háizi de chéngzhǎng. Parents' values deeply influence a child's growth.
  • 我们俩的价值观不同,所以常常意见不一致。 Wǒmen liǎ de jiàzhíguān bù tóng, suǒyǐ chángcháng yìjiàn bù yízhì. The two of us have different values, so we often disagree.

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