挺
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tǐng · to straighten, to stand upright

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #737
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 挺

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tǐngWords pronounced tǐng
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Example sentences

Notice where 挺 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ tǐng hǎo de, nǐ ne?我挺好的,你呢?

I'm all right. And you?

Source: Tatoeba #9954864 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tǐng zhù. jiù hù chē mǎ shàng jiù lái le.挺住。救护车马上就来了。

Hang on. The ambulance will get here in just a little bit.

Source: Tatoeba #10618353 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì gè tǐng hǎo de gù shì.这是个挺好的故事。

It was a nice story.

Source: Tatoeba #9958197 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tǐng hǎo de, bú chà.挺好的,不差。

Quite good, not bad.

Source: Tatoeba #400359 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dǎo juéde tǐng hǎo de.我倒觉得挺好的。

I think that it's pretty good.

Source: Tatoeba #420804 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shàng cì wǒ jiàn dào tā de shí hòu, tā kàn shàng qù tǐng hǎo de.上次我见到她的时候,她看上去挺好的。

She looked well when I last saw her.

Source: Tatoeba #784567 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 挺 in context

  1. Say tǐng, then recall the core meaning: to straighten, to stand upright.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 挺拔 (tǐng bá), meaning “tall and straight”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 挺 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.