挺

tǐng

adverb HSK 4 #441

Meanings

1 quite
2 rather
3 very

Characters

quite; rather; straight; endure

Examples

今天挺冷的。

Jīntiān tǐng lěng de.

It's quite cold today.

这个菜挺好吃的。

Zhège cài tǐng hǎochī de.

This dish is quite tasty.

她挺漂亮的。

Tā tǐng piàoliang de.

She's quite pretty.

Tips

usage

挺 + adjective + 的 is the standard pattern. Very colloquial — more casual than 很.

mistakes

Don't forget the 的 at the end for natural-sounding sentences.

Stroke Order

挺 tǐng