"worth its weight in gold" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 价值连城

Definition

如果某物“价值连城”，说明它非常珍贵或有用，通常因为稀有或难以获得。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

为赞扬某物无比珍贵而用的成语，多指建议、帮助等无形的东西。适用于正式和非正式场合，不指真正的黄金。

Examples

Your advice was worth its weight in gold.

你的建议**价值连城**。

This old tool is worth its weight in gold when you need to fix the car.

修车时，这个老工具**价值连城**。

Clean water is worth its weight in gold during a drought.

干旱时，干净的水**价值连城**。

Good friends are worth their weight in gold.

好朋友**价值连城**。

A reliable babysitter is worth her weight in gold to busy parents.

对忙碌的父母来说，可靠的保姆**价值连城**。

Right now, a few minutes of peace and quiet are worth their weight in gold.

此刻，几分钟的安静**价值连城**。