Adverbs with AdjectivesHSK 4

Expressing "quite" with 挺

Use 挺 before an adjective and add 的 at the end to express 'quite' or 'rather'. It is a colloquial way to soften the degree, more friendly than 很, and 的 is usually required in spoken Chinese.

구조

挺 + Adj. + 的

예문

这个老师挺年轻的。
Zhè ge lǎo shī tǐng nián qīng de.
This teacher is quite young.
你男朋友挺帅的。
Nǐ nán péng you tǐng shuài de.
Your boyfriend is pretty handsome.
最近大家都挺忙的。
Zuì jìn dà jiā dōu tǐng máng de.
We've all been quite busy lately.
这件衣服大小挺合适的。
Zhè jiàn yī fu dà xiǎo tǐng hé shì de.
The size of this piece of clothing is quite suitable.
他家不是挺有钱的吗？
Tā jiā bú shì tǐng yǒu qián de ma?
Isn't his family rather rich?

이 문법을 쓰는 단어

挺tǐngstraight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns