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Definitions
- 1. straight
- 2. erect
- 3. to stick out (a part of the body)
- 4. to (physically) straighten up
- 5. to support
- 6. to withstand
- 7. outstanding
- 8. (coll.) quite
- 9. very
- 10. classifier for machine guns
Example Sentences
1 shown我 挺 忙。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 挺
to straighten one's back
to support
to step forward bravely
head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
(Beijing dialect) bastard
to straighten one's back
strong
clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)
(standing) very straight
push-up (exercise)
progress
to endure with all one's will
to stand erect
upright; erect
tappet (machine part)
to stand firm
Ye Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader
firm and upright
very good
(lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse
tall and straight