挺

tǐng

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Adverb Very common

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

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• 非常 fēi cháng 非常 fēi cháng very; really A more formal and stronger alternative for 'very': very; really

Usage notes

Formality

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

Example Sentences

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这件衣服 挺 好看的。

This piece of clothing is quite good-looking.

我 挺 忙。

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Words Containing 挺

• 挺好 挺好 tǐng hǎo: very good
• 挺拔 挺拔 tǐng bá: tall and straight
• 丫挺 丫挺 yā tǐng: (Beijing dialect) bastard
• 伏地挺身 伏地挺身 fú dì tǐng shēn: push-up (exercise)
• 力挺 力挺 lì tǐng: to support
• 劲挺 劲挺 jìng tǐng: strong
• 坚挺 坚挺 jiān tǐng: firm and upright
• 挺住 挺住 tǐng zhù: to stand firm
• 挺尸 挺尸 tǐng shī: (lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse
• 挺杆 挺杆 tǐng gǎn: tappet (machine part)
• 挺直 挺直 tǐng zhí: upright; erect
• 挺立 挺立 tǐng lì: to stand erect
• 挺腰 挺腰 tǐng yāo: to straighten one's back
• 挺举 挺举 tǐng jǔ: clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)
• 挺身 挺身 tǐng shēn: to straighten one's back
• 挺身而出 挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū: to step forward bravely
• 挺进 挺进 tǐng jìn: progress
• 昂首挺胸 昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng: head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
• 硬挺 硬挺 yìng tǐng: to endure with all one's will
• 笔挺 笔挺 bǐ tǐng: (standing) very straight
• 叶挺 叶挺 yè tǐng: Ye Ting (1896-1946), communist military leader