挺 - tǐng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 4 - Medium
9 strokes
Traditional (switch to Simplified)

挺

tǐng

Definition

to stick (out)
to straighten (up)
to endure
to stand (upright)
to hold out
to support
to endorse
rigid
straight
erect
stiff
outstanding
prominent
extraordinary
rather
quite
very
really
classifier (for machine gun)

好 and 挺 can mean the same, but 挺 is a colloquial word.

Character Decomposition

Related words (19)

挺舉

tǐng jǔ

clean and jerk (weightlifting technique)

挺住

tǐng zhù

to stand firm; to stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)

挺好

tǐng hǎo

very good; quite good; pretty good; not half bad

挺屍

tǐng shī

(lit.) to lie stiff like a corpse; (coll.) to sleep

挺拔

tǐng bá

upright; tall and straight

挺桿

tǐng gǎn

tappet (machine part)

挺立

tǐng lì

to stand erect; to stand upright

挺腰

tǐng yāo

to straighten one's back; to arch one's back

挺身

tǐng shēn

to straighten one's back

progress; to advance

to step forward bravely

丫挺

yā tǐng

(Beijing dialect) bastard; damned

to support; to back

strong

firm and upright; strong (of currency)

硬挺

yìng tǐng

to endure with all one's will; to hold out; rigid; stiff

筆挺

bǐ tǐng

(standing) very straight; straight as a ramrod; bolt upright; well-ironed; trim

打挺兒

dǎ tǐng r

to arch one's body and fling one's head back

伏地挺身

fú dì tǐng shēn

pushup (exercise)

Idioms (1)

昂首挺胸

áng shǒu tǐng xiōng

head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits; in fine mettle (of animal)

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