划得來

Chinese

		to row	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	to come
trad. (划得來)		划	得	來
simp. (划得来)		划	得	来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huádelái

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waa⁴ dak¹ loi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huádelái
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huáde̊lái
    • Wade–Giles: hua²-tê⁵-lai²
    • Yale: hwá-de-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwa.delai
    • Palladius: хуадэлай (xuadɛlaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä³⁵ d̥ə³ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: waa⁴ dak¹ loi⁴
    • Yale: wàh dāk lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waa⁴ dak⁷ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wa⁴ deg¹ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

Adjective

划得來

1. worthwhile; it will pay to

   • 像黨的總書記這樣主要的領導人員，要親自動手，了解一兩個農村，爭取一些時間去做，這是划得來的。 [MSC, trad.]
     像党的总书记这样主要的领导人员，要亲自动手，了解一两个农村，争取一些时间去做，这是划得来的。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《我們黨的一些歷史經驗》 (Some Experiences in Our Party's History), 《毛澤東選集·第五卷》 (Selected Works of Mao Zedong: Volume V) (1977). English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Xiàng Dǎng de zǒngshūjì zhèyàng zhǔyào de lǐngdǎo rényuán, yào qīnzì dòngshǒu, liǎojiě yī liǎng ge nóngcūn, zhēngqǔ yīxiē shíjiān qù zuò, zhè shì huádelái de. [Pinyin]

     The principal leaders, such as the general secretary of the Party, should themselves undertake this work and get to know one or two villages; they should try to find the time, for it is well worth the effort.

Synonyms

• 值得
• 值得過／值得过 (Hakka)
• 價值／价值 (Teochew, Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 划算 (huásuàn)
• 會值得／会值得 (Hokkien)
• 會行得／会行得 (Hokkien)
• 算會和／算会和 (Taiwanese Hokkien)

 

Antonyms

• 划不來／划不来 (huábulái)