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Characters, words, pinyin or English

挺 tǐng quite

quite; to straighten up

How to remember 挺: 扌 hand + 廷 court = quite. The coach raises her hand at the edge of the court for a high five, because the rookie played quite well tonight.

  • 1,467. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 手

Component breakdown

挺 = 扌 hand + 廷 court

  • 扌 hand
  • 廷 court
The Gushi story

The coach raises her hand at the edge of the court for a high five, because the rookie played quite well tonight.

How it is used

  • A casual 'quite / pretty' - 挺好的 (tǐng hǎo de) pretty good, 挺累的 (tǐng lèi de) quite tired. Usually with a trailing 的.
  • Colloquial and warm, softer than 很 (hěn); you'd rarely write 挺 in formal prose.
  • Its literal sense is 'straighten up / stand erect' - 挺胸 (tǐng xiōng) throw out the chest, 挺拔 (tǐngbá) tall and upright.

Words with 挺

Example sentences

  • 他对我挺好的。 Tā duì wǒ tǐng hǎo de.He is very kind to me.