Meaning
be straight and stiff; rather (good)
Chinese: 宁可、宁愿。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ting” becomes a different word in each tone. 挺 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 挺好tǐng hǎovery good
- 挺拔tǐng bátall and straight
- 挺进tǐng jìnprogress; to advance
- 力挺lì tǐngto strongly support; to firmly back
- 挺身tǐng shēnto straighten one's back
Example Sentence
这件衣服挺好看的。Zhè jiàn yī fu tǐng hǎo kàn de.This piece of clothing is quite good-looking.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem衣服yī fuclothes挺好tǐng hǎovery good看kànto look after的deof。