挺 tǐng quite
quite; to straighten up
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
挺 = 扌 hand + 廷 court
- 扌 hand meaning
- 廷 court sound
The coach raises her hand at the edge of the court for a high five, because the rookie played quite well tonight.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and court gives the sound.
用法
- 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.
含“挺”的词语
例句
- 他对我挺好的。 Tā duì wǒ tǐng hǎo de.He is very kind to me.