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How to say “quite” in Chinese with 挺 (tǐng)

挺 (tǐng) + Adj. (+ 的 (de))

挺 (tǐng) — quite, rather

HSK 4Adverbs with Adjectives

Rule structure

挺 (tǐng) (tǐng) is a colloquial degree adverb meaning “quite” or “pretty.” It often appears with 的 (de), especially in complete conversational evaluations, but 的 (de) is not obligatory in every case.

Examples

这个电影挺有意思的。

Zhège diànyǐng tǐng yǒuyìsi de.

This movie is quite interesting.

他的中文挺好的。

Tā de zhōngwén tǐng hǎo de.

His Chinese is quite good.

Practice

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Characters

Words from this rule

挺

tǐng

Very, quite

的

de

Possessive particle; modifier particle

这个

zhè ge

This, this one

电影

diàn yǐng

Movie, film

有意思

yǒu yì si

Interesting

他

tā

He

中文

zhōngwén

Chinese language

好

hǎo

Good, well

这

zhè

This

本

běn

Measure word for books and notebooks; root, origin

书

shū

Book

有趣

yǒuqù

Interesting, fun

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “quite, rather” in Chinese with 挺?

Use the structure: 挺 (tǐng) + Adj. (+ 的 (de)). For example: 这个电影挺有意思的。 — “This movie is quite interesting”.

What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?

这个电影挺有意思的。 — “This movie is quite interesting”.

Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?

This grammar rule is part of HSK 4.

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到 — until (time/place/degree)

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连 + verb — not even

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原来 — it turns out, originally

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得 — must, have to

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不管 — no matter

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无论 — no matter what

无论 (wúlùn) / 不论 (bùlùn)⋯⋯，都 (dōu) / 也 (yě)⋯⋯

难道 — rhetorical question “isn’t it…?”

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