(tǐng) - quite, rather, pretty (colloquial intensifier) in Mandarin
tǐngTraditional: 挺
Translation
quite, rather, pretty (colloquial intensifier)
Word origin
挺 (tǐng) means 'quite, rather' and also 'to straighten, to stick out'. It is a phono-semantic compound with the 扌(hand) radical for meaning and 廷 (tíng) as the phonetic component.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 扌(hand radical) + 廷 (tíng, phonetic)
Stroke order
挺
Examples
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This item of clothing is quite good-looking.
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She is pretty clever.
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It's rather quiet here.
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This film is quite interesting.
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She sings rather well.
挺 (tǐng) - quite, rather, pretty (colloquial intensifier).
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