挺

Meaning(adverb, verb, vocab.word.pos.g, measure word)

straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns

Commonly used in the pattern 挺 + adjective + 的.

Examples

• 这个菜挺好吃的。

  zhè ge cài tǐng hǎo chī de.

  This dish is pretty tasty.

• 今天挺冷的。

  jīn tiān tǐng lěng de.

  It's quite cold today.

• 站直，把背挺起来。

  zhàn zhí, bǎ bèi tǐng qǐ lái.

  Stand up straight and straighten your back.

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