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挺

tǐng
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Adverb Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. straight
  2. 2. erect
  3. 3. to stick out (a part of the body)
  4. 4. to (physically) straighten up
  5. 5. to support
  6. 6. to withstand
  7. 7. outstanding
  8. 8. (coll.) quite
  9. 9. very
  10. 10. classifier for machine guns

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Character focus

Stroke order

9 strokes

Word relationships

Related words

1 item
非常
fēi cháng

very; really

A more formal and stronger alternative for 'very'

Usage notes

Formality

挺 is informal, mostly used in spoken Mandarin, while 很 is neutral.

Example Sentences

2 shown
这件衣服 挺 好看的。
This piece of clothing is quite good-looking.
我 挺 忙。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6940059)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 挺

挺好
tǐng hǎo

very good

挺拔
tǐng bá

tall and straight

丫挺
yā tǐng

(Beijing dialect) bastard

伏地挺身
fú dì tǐng shēn

push-up (exercise)

力挺
lì tǐng

to support

劲挺
jìng tǐng

strong

坚挺
jiān tǐng

firm and upright

挺住
tǐng zhù

to stand firm

挺尸
tǐng shī

(lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse

挺杆
tǐng gǎn

tappet (machine part)

挺直
tǐng zhí

upright; erect

挺立
tǐng lì

to stand erect

挺腰
tǐng yāo

to straighten one's back

挺举
tǐng jǔ

clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)

挺身
tǐng shēn

to straighten one's back

挺身而出
tǐng shēn ér chū

to step forward bravely

挺进
tǐng jìn

progress

昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng

head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits

硬挺
yìng tǐng

to endure with all one's will

笔挺
bǐ tǐng

(standing) very straight

叶挺
yè tǐng

Ye Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader